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What Is Gradient Descent in Machine Learning?
Augustin-Louis Cauchy, a mathematician, first invented gradient descent in 1847 to solve calculations in astronomy and estimate stars’ orbits. Learn about the role it plays today in optimizing machine learning algorithms.
March 21, 2024
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