gradient.
A slope or incline.
Meaning & usage
A slope or incline.
A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.
The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ
A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.
Where this word comes from
From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).
Moving by steps; walking.
Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
the gradient line of a railroad
Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
Using the gradient to solve a problem.
Where this word comes from
From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).
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