Glossary - G
All terms beginning with the letter 'G' are shown below:
| Tangent vector: | ??? |
| Givens rotation: | Givens rotation: A linear transformation from ℝn to ℝn used in computer programs to create zero entries in a vector (usually a column of a matrix). |
| Gradient: | the gradient of a scalar function f(x) \[ \nabla f = {\bf i}\,\frac{\partial f}{\partial x} + {\bf j}\,\frac{\partial f}{\partial y} + {\bf k}\,\frac{\partial f}{\partial z} \] is a vector field where each vector points ‘uphill’ in the direction of fastest increase of the function. |
| Gram matrix: | Gram matrix of A |
| Gram--Schmidt process: | An algorithm for producing an orthogonal or orthonormal basis for a subspace that is spanned by a given set of vectors. |