| CG | conjugate gradient |
| DS | dynamical system |
| DFI | dynamical field inference |
| IFT | information field theory |
| KL | Kullback-Leibler |
| MAP | maximum a posteriori |
| ODE | ordinary differential equation |
| SDE | Stochastic differential equation |
| SEO | stochastic evolution operator |
| STS | supersymmetric theory of stochastics |
| SUSY | supersymmetry |
| QFT | quantum field theory |
| QM | quantum mechanics |