gradient — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gradient noun The steepness or slope of a road, hill, or surface.
Senses
gradient is used for these senses in English:
- gradient (, calculus) 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
gradient — full definition
- noun The steepness or slope of a road, hill, or surface.
- noun A gradual, smooth transition between two colors or shades.
- noun The rate at which a quantity (such as temperature or pressure) changes over distance.