Bregman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Ahron Bregman
Ahron "Ronnie" Bregman ( he, אהרון ברגמן, born 1958) is a UK-based political scientist of Israeli origin, as well as a writer and journalist, specialising on the Arab–Israeli conflict.
Biography
Bregman was born and raised in Israel ...
(born 1958), British-Israeli political scientist, writer and journalist, specialising on the Arab-Israeli conflict
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Albert Bregman
Albert Stanley "Al" Bregman (born September 15, 1936) is a Canadian professor and researcher in experimental psychology, cognitive science, and Gestalt psychology, primarily in the perceptual organization of sound.
He is known for having defin ...
(born 1936), Canadian psychologist, professor emeritus at McGill University
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Alex Bregman (born 1994), American baseball player
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Buddy Bregman
Louis Isidore "Buddy" Bregman (July 9, 1930 – January 8, 2017) was an American arranger and conductor.
Biography
Bregman was born in Chicago. His father was an executive in the steel industry. His uncle was songwriter Jule Styne. He spe ...
(1930–2017), American musical arranger, record producer and composer
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James Bregman (born 1941), member of the first American team to compete in judo in the Summer Olympics
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Lev M. Bregman
Lev M. Bregman (1941 - 2023) is a Soviet and Israeli mathematician, most known for the Bregman divergence named after him.
Bregman received his M. Sc. in mathematics in 1963 at Leningrad University and his Ph.D. in mathematics in 1966 at the same ...
(born 1941), Russian mathematician, most known for the
Bregman divergence
In mathematics, specifically statistics and information geometry, a Bregman divergence or Bregman distance is a measure of difference between two points, defined in terms of a strictly convex function; they form an important class of divergences. W ...
named after him.
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Martin Bregman
Martin Leon Bregman (May 18, 1926 – June 16, 2018) was an American film producer and personal manager. He produced many films, including '' Scarface'', ''Sea of Love'', ''Venom'', ''Serpico'', ''Dog Day Afternoon'', '' The Four Seasons'', ''Bet ...
(1926–2018), American film producer and former personal manager
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Myriam Bregman
Myriam Bregman (born 25 February 1972) is an Argentine lawyer, activist and politician. While studying a degree in law at the University of Buenos Aires in the 90s, Bregman joined the Socialist Workers' Party (PTS), a Trotskyist Argentine party ...
(born 1972), Argentine politician
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Rutger Bregman
Rutger C. Bregman (born 26 April 1988) is a Dutch historian and author. He has published four books on history, philosophy, and economics, including '' Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World'', which has been translated into thirt ...
(born 1988), Dutch historian
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Solomon Bregman (1895–1953), prominent member of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee formed in the Soviet Union in 1942
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Tracey E. Bregman
Tracey Elizabeth Bregman is an American soap opera actress. She is best known for the role of Lauren Fenmore on ''The Young and the Restless'' and ''The Bold and the Beautiful''.
Early life
Bregman was born May 29, 1963, in Munich, Germany to A ...
(born 1963), German-American soap opera actress
See also
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Bregman divergence
In mathematics, specifically statistics and information geometry, a Bregman divergence or Bregman distance is a measure of difference between two points, defined in terms of a strictly convex function; they form an important class of divergences. W ...
or Bregman distance, similar to a metric, but does not satisfy the triangle inequality nor symmetry
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Bregman method
The Bregman method is an iterative algorithm to solve certain convex optimization problems involving regularization. The original version is due to Lev M. Bregman, who published it in 1967.
The algorithm is a row-action method accessing constra ...
, iterative algorithm to solve certain convex optimization problems
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Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings
''Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings'' was Bing Crosby's sixth LP, his first album for Verve, recorded and released in a mono format in 1956.
''Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings'' was a stylistic departure for Crosby, marking the first time he re ...
, Bing Crosby's sixth long play album, but the first recorded with Verve
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