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Mathematics

Gradient Descent for Multivariable Functions

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Gradient descent is so fundamental that virtually every machine learning model, from linear regression to deep neural networks, uses some variant of it to learn from data.

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Imagine you're blindfolded on a hillside and need to find the lowest point in the valley. You can only feel the slope under your feet—how would you step?