Meanings
noun
- calculusA formula for computing the derivative of the functional composition of two or more functions.
The backward() function uses PyTorch's automatic differentiation package, torch.autograd, to differentiate and compute gradients of tensors based on the chain rule.
2021, Joe Papa, PyTorch Pocket Reference, page 48
Translations
Bulgarian правило за диференциране на сложна функция
- правило за диференциране на сложна функция (pravilo za diferencirane na složna funkcija)chain rule
Chinese Mandarin 鏈式法則 /链式法则
- 鏈式法則 /链式法则 (liànshì fǎzé)chain rule
Dutch kettingregel
- kettingregelchain rule
Finnish ketjusääntö
- ketjusääntöchain rule
French règle de la chaîne, règle de dérivation en chaîne
- règle de la chaînechain rule
- règle de dérivation en chaînechain rule
German Kettenregel
- Kettenregelchain rule
Italian regola della catena
- regola della catenachain rule
Polish reguła łańcuchowa
- reguła łańcuchowachain rule
Portuguese regra da cadeia
- regra da cadeiachain rule
Spanish regla de la cadena
- regla de la cadenachain rule
Swedish kedjeregel
- kedjeregelchain rule
Tagalog patanikalang panuto
- patanikalang panutochain rule
Cite this entry
APA
chain rule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20rule
MLA
“chain rule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20rule. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chain rule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain%20rule.
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