Hessian

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A Hessian is an inhabitant of the German state of Hessen.

Hessian may also refer to:

• Named from the toponym:
  • Hessian (soldier), eighteenth-century German regiments in service with the British Empire
    • Hessian (boot), a style of boot
    • Hessian fabric, coarse woven material
    • Hessian fly or barley midge, a species of fly (thought to be introduced by Hessian soldiers)
  • Hessian dialects, West Central German group of dialects
  • Hessian crucible
• Named for Otto Hesse:
  • Hessian matrix, in mathematics, is a matrix of second partial derivatives
    • Hessian affine region detector
    • Hessian automatic differentiation
    • Hessian equation
  • Hessian pair or Hessian duad in mathematics
  • Hessian form of an elliptic curve
  • Hessian group
  • Glossary of classical algebraic geometry § Hessian, other mathematical objects called Hessian
• Other:
  • Hessian (Web service protocol)
  • Hessian (video game) for the Commodore 64 made in 2016 by Covert Bitops