A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 3 Home / Browse G / Gradient Gradient Advanced EN Share Print Direction of steepest ascent of a function. AdvertisementAd space — term-top Definition Full Definition Direction of steepest ascent of a function. Keywords slope Domains Mathematics Related Terms Gradient Descent prerequisite of Iterative method that updates parameters in the direction of negative gradient to minimize loss. Hessian related to Matrix of curvature information. Jacobian related to Matrix of first-order derivatives for vector-valued functions. Hessian related to Matrix of curvature information. Orthogonality related to Vectors with zero inner product; implies independence. Rank related to Number of linearly independent rows or columns. Condition Number related to Sensitivity of a function to input perturbations.