---
title: "The Math You Missed Behind Gradient Descent"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-math-you-missed-behind-gradient-descent-onljgw5vn
source_url: https://thepalindrome.org/p/the-math-you-missed-behind-gradient
type: article
source: "The Palindrome"
published: 2026-06-17T09:23:28.742Z
updated: 2026-06-17T09:23:45.152Z
tags: ["machine-learning", "math", "gradient-descent"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 15
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# The Math You Missed Behind Gradient Descent

**[The Palindrome](https://daily.dev/sources/palindrome)** · 2 min read · 15 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

A look at the mathematical foundations behind gradient descent, the core optimization algorithm used to train AI models including LLMs. The post teases the 'secret math' behind why gradient descent works, going beyond the typical mountain-climbing analogy, and is accompanied by a YouTube video with animated visualizations of machine learning mathematics.

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**@radinuv** · 0 upvotes

> real cool i wish i was good at maths

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