Gradient

Domain: Math & Logic for AI

🎯 Motivation

A vector pointing in the direction of steepest increase. Negative gradient points toward decrease.

📋 Concrete Example

On a hill, the gradient points uphill. To descend, you go in the opposite direction.

🔗 Analogy

Like a compass that always points to the steepest way up a mountain; flip it to find the way down.