plural of Hessian

plural of hessian

Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany. / Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).

A native or inhabitant of Hesse. / (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.

A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacks.

plural of Hessian crucible

A ceramic crucible used in alchemy and early metallurgy.

plural of Hessian matrix

plural of Hessian matrix

(mathematics) The square matrix of second-order partial derivatives of a scalar-valued function. It describes the local curvature of a function of many variables.