Associations to the word «Hessian»

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

HESSIAN, noun. (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot.