What loss.backward() actually does

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PyTorchmicrocradautomatic differentiationbackpropagationgradient descent

Author: oraziorillo

Date: 7/11/2026

Article Summary:
An article explaining the mechanism behind the `loss.backward()` function in PyTorch and its equivalent in a custom automatic differentiation engine called microcrad.