D𝐯f(𝐱)=∇f(𝐱)⊺𝐯D_\mathbf{v} f(\mathbf{x}) = \nabla f(\mathbf{x})^{\intercal}\mathbf{v}
where ∇f(𝐱)\nabla f(\mathbf{x}) denotes the Gradient
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