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title: "Davidson-Fletcher-Powell (DFP)"
type: concept
source: https://www.jemoka.com/posts/kbhdavidson_fletcher_powell_dfp/
confidence: high
status: active
---

MAGIC
initialize a symmetric, positive definite matrix \(Q\). Then, run the update expressions given in the book.
optimize for a Secant Method equation which satisfies the Curvature Condition.
