Hessian matrix

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Hessian matrix

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Named after German mathematician Ludwig Otto Hesse.

noun Hessian matrices · Hessian matrixes

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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noun type of matrix

Português	matriz Hessiana
Deutsch	Hesse-Matrix
Română	matrice Hessiană

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@misc{hessian_matrix_2026,
  title = {Hessian matrix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hessian%20matrix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}