What is a 'gradient descent' algorithm used for in machine learning?

Quiz Options

• Finding patterns in unlabeled data
• Reducing the dimensionaliity of data
• Finding the minimum of a function, such as a loss function
• Classifying data into distinct groups

Explanation & Context

Gradient descent is an iterative optimization algorithm used to find the minimum value of a function, commonly employed to train machine learning models by adjusting parameters to minimize the loss function.