gradient
gra·dient
noun
2.
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
- “a five-degree gradient”
Origin
From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).
Phrases
- gradient descent
- gradient post
- gradient wind
- pressure gradient
- pressure gradient force
- ruling gradient
- temperature gradient
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