gradient method
nounUK /ˈɡreɪdiənt ˈmɛθəd/
US /ˈɡreɪdiənt ˈmɛθəd/
A way a computer takes small steps downhill to find the lowest point.
The gradient method helped the program find the best answer step by step.
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2. A math rule that uses slopes to move toward a minimum or maximum.
In calculus class we used the gradient method to solve the problem.
3. A training trick in machine learning that slowly improves a model.
The neural network learned faster with the gradient method.
4. Any step-by-step search that follows the steepest direction.
Engineers applied the gradient method to tune the design.