backprop-is-reverse-mode-autodiff

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Backpropagation is a special case of reverse mode automatic differentiation.

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• IN gradient-learning-connects-autodiff-optimization-dynamics — Gradient-based neural network training sits at the intersection of three mathematical frameworks: reverse-mode automatic differentiation (backprop), iterative optimization (gradient descent), and continuous dynamical systems (gradient flow ODE).