"gradient descent" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (mathematics) A first-order iterative optimization algorithm for finding a local minimum of a differentiable function. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics Related terms: graduate student descent Translations (Translations): gradientsökning [common-gender] (Swedish)
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