Hessian matrix

English

Etymology

Named after German mathematician Ludwig Otto Hesse.

Noun

Hessian matrix (plural Hessian matrices or Hessian matrixes)

  1. (mathematics) The square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables.

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