Associations to the word «Hessian»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
HESSIAN, adjective. Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
HESSIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
HESSIAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
HESSIAN, noun. (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
HESSIAN, noun. A boot with a low heel and semi-pointed toe, which became popular, initially among the military, in the 18th century.
HESSIAN, noun. (chiefly British) Burlap, jute.
HESSIAN, noun. (mathematics) Hessian matrix
HESSIAN CRUCIBLE, noun. A ceramic crucible used in alchemy and early metallurgy.
HESSIAN CRUCIBLES, noun. Plural of Hessian crucible
HESSIAN MATRICES, noun. Plural of Hessian matrix
HESSIAN MATRIX, noun. (math) A square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function, or scalar field. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables.
HESSIAN MATRIXES, noun. Plural of Hessian matrix
Dictionary definition
HESSIAN, noun. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot.
Wise words
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