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Definition of Gradient
1. Noun. A graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension.
Specialized synonyms: Concentration Gradient, Gravity Gradient, Temperature Gradient
2. Noun. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal. "A five-degree gradient"
Specialized synonyms: Grade, Pitch, Rake, Slant, Abruptness, Precipitousness, Steepness, Gentleness, Gradualness
Generic synonyms: Position, Spatial Relation
Derivative terms: Slope
Definition of Gradient
1. a. Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.
2. n. The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.
Definition of Gradient
1. Noun. A slope or incline. ¹
2. Noun. A rate of inclination or declination of a slope. ¹
3. Noun. (calculus) Of a function ''y'' = ''f''(''x'') or the graph of such a function, the rate of change of ''y'' with respect to ''x'', that is, the amount by which ''y'' changes for a certain (often unit) change in ''x''. ¹
4. Noun. (physics) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance. ¹
5. Noun. (vector) A vector operator that maps each value of a scalar field to a vector equal to the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field ?: ? ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gradient
1. a rate of inclination [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gradient
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