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Gradient

//ˈɡɹeɪdiənt// adj, noun

Adjective

1
Moving by steps; walking. not-comparable
"movable and Gradient Automata"
2
Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination. not-comparable
"the gradient line of a railroad"
3
Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds. not-comparable
4
Using the gradient to solve a problem. not-comparable

Noun

1
A slope or incline.
2
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal wordnet
3
A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
"Just beyond that station the first step is encountered and the rack resorted to, taking the line on a gradient of 1 in 9 over a steeply inclined bridge and through a spiral tunnel."
4
a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension wordnet
5
The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.

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6
The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
7
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
8
A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.

Etymology 1

From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).

Etymology 2

From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).

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