 ##  [Gradient Descent](/gradient-descent) 

  ##  [Gradient Descent](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/gradient-descent-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

An iterative optimization method that updates parameters by moving them opposite to the gradient of an objective function, scaled by a step size, to reduce the function value.

 
 ##  [Gradient Descent](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/gradient-descent-1) 

  
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**Mathematics &amp; Logic Dictionary**

 
Definition

An iterative optimization method that updates variables by moving in the direction opposite to the gradient of an objective function to reduce its value, typically using step-size (learning rate) control.