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.

Translations

type of matrix

• Finnish: Hessen matriisi
• German: Hesse-Matrix f
• Portuguese: matriz Hessiana f
• Romanian: matrice Hessiană f