##  [Adjoint Method](/adjoint-method) 

  ##  [Adjoint Method](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/adjoint-method-0) 

  

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Definition

A procedure for computing gradients or sensitivities of scalar-valued outputs (or functionals) with respect to inputs, parameters, or initial/boundary data by solving an associated adjoint equation that runs backward in time or uses the transpose of linearized operators.