Hessian
See also: hessian
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛsɪən/, /ˈhɛsɪɛn/ (especially the senses 'inhabitant of Hesse', 'boot')
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛʃən/ (especially the sense 'mercenary')
Adjective
Hessian (comparative more Hessian, superlative most Hessian)
- Of, from or relating to Hesse in Germany.
- Of or relating to the German mathematician Otto Hesse (1811–1874).
- Hessian line; Hessian point; Hessian matrix
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Noun
Hessian (countable and uncountable, plural Hessians)
- A native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- (historical) A mercenary soldier, especially a German one who fought with the British in the American Revolutionary War.
- (fashion) Ellipsis of Hessian boot.
- (chiefly British) Ellipsis of Hessian cloth/Hessian fabric.: burlap, jute.
- (mathematics) Ellipsis of Hessian matrix.
Derived terms
- Hessian boot
- Hessian cloth
- Hessian crucible
- Hessian fabric
- Hessian fly
- Hessian matrix
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