'gradient' argument in out.backward(gradient) - autograd ...
discuss.pytorch.org › t › gradient-argument-in-outJan 23, 2018 · EDIT: out.backward() is equivalent to out.backward(torch.Tensor([1])) Usually we need the gradient of the loss. e.g. out = net(input) loss = torch.nn.functional.mse_loss(out, target) loss.backward() Each time you run .backward() the stored gradients for each parameter are updated by adding the new gradients. This allows us to cumulate gradients over several samples or several batches before using the gradients to update the weights.
torch.autograd.backward — PyTorch 1.10.1 documentation
pytorch.org › torchtorch.autograd.backward(tensors, grad_tensors=None, retain_graph=None, create_graph=False, grad_variables=None, inputs=None) [source] Computes the sum of gradients of given tensors with respect to graph leaves. The graph is differentiated using the chain rule. If any of tensors are non-scalar (i.e. their data has more than one element) and require gradient, then the Jacobian-vector product would be computed, in this case the function additionally requires specifying grad_tensors .
torch.Tensor.backward — PyTorch 1.10.1 documentation
pytorch.org › generated › torchTensor.backward(gradient=None, retain_graph=None, create_graph=False, inputs=None)[source] Computes the gradient of current tensor w.r.t. graph leaves. The graph is differentiated using the chain rule. If the tensor is non-scalar (i.e. its data has more than one element) and requires gradient, the function additionally requires specifying ...