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Hessian matrix

English

Noun

Hessian matrix ‎(plural Hessian matrices or Hessian matrixes)

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

Etymology

Developed in the 19th century by the German mathematician Ludwig Otto Hesse and later named after him.

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