Top "Automatic-differentiation" questions

Also known as algorithmic differentiation, short AD.

What does the parameter retain_graph mean in the Variable's backward() method?

I'm going through the neural transfer pytorch tutorial and am confused about the use of retain_variable(deprecated, now referred …

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Java - Computation of Derivations with Apache Commons Mathematic Library

I have a problem in using the apache commons math library. I just want to create functions like f(x) = 4…

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Difference between symbolic differentiation and automatic differentiation?

I just cannot seem to understand the difference. For me it looks like both just go through an expression and …

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