Stan Math reverse-mode automatic differentiation library

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Provides C++ reverse-mode automatic differentiation with extensible typed mathematical/probability functions and functor-based gradient interfaces for inference and optimization.

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This is an implementation/library contribution, not invention of reverse-mode differentiation, the chain rule or Eigen. The implementation design does not certify every benchmark result or arbitrary numerical guarantees. It is distinct from the Stan model language/runtime record.

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The Stan Math Library: Reverse-Mode Automatic Differentiation in C++

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Bob Carpenter; Matthew D. Hoffman; Marcus Brubaker; Daniel Lee; Peter Li; Michael Betancourt

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