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implicit function theorem

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Definition

A math result that lets you compute how an answer would shift without re-running all the steps that produced it.

A calculus theorem providing conditions under which an implicit equation defines a function locally; in iterative inference, it allows gradient computation through a fixed point without backpropagating through the iterations.

Also called: implicit differentiation, implicit gradient, implicit gradients

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