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Hessian Definition

Hes·sian (hes̸hən)

adjective

of Hesse or its people

noun

  1. a person born or living in Hesse
  2. any of the Hessian mercenaries who fought for the British in the Revolutionary War
  3. a coarse cloth used for bags
hessian Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • back: They can be used as a pond liner, or in the garden as a mulch mat, if it is hessian backed.
  • start: This effect is fairly common if in addition the starting hessian is also poorly defined.
  • calculate: A number of mechanisms are available to define or calculate the initial hessian: 1. On the VARIABLE definition lines of the ZMATRIX.
  • use: If you go down to a builders merchant they will sell 12/18 " wide rolls of hessian used to protect brickwork.

Adjective modifier

  • initial: A number of mechanisms are available to define or calculate the initial hessian: 1. On the VARIABLE definition lines of the ZMATRIX.
  • inverse: For Newton-Raphson calculations, the inverse hessian is output after each exact recalculation, but not after updating.
  • damp: This may involve the application of damp hessian or more usually a spray applied curing membrane.

Modifies a noun

  • eigenmodes: In the standard Baker algorithm to determine the search step, all hessian eigenmodes contribute with a weighting according to their eigenvalue.
  • sack: Protect pots outside from freezing by wrapping round with bubble wrap plastic or hessian sack lined with straw.
  • matrix: Topic: hessian Type: Keyword Use: Causes details of the hessian matrix to be output.
  • bag: Plastic bottles which have the symbols 1 or 2 in a triangle can be placed in your white hessian bag for kerbside collection.
  • command: The default values, where given, are those applied in the control scripts, ( as invoked by the newopt and hessian commands.
  • element: If it is a number the diagonal hessian element for the variable specified is set to this number.

Noun used with modifier

  • unit: Correspondingly the minimiser will therefore default to BFGS starting from a unit hessian.

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