Calculus is the study of continuous change. Modern calculus was developed by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz in the 17th century.
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Calculus provides equations for calculating change much more efficiently than is possible using simple enumeration. Because Machine Learning relies heavily on change calculation, the efficiency provided by calculus is essential.
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Training Machine Learning models and performing predictions using those models involves change measurement, and calculus is used extensively for these operations.