gradient
A slope or incline.
Other meanings
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.
Related words
- chemogradient
- countergradient
- downgradient
- electrogradient
- enterogradient
- extragradient
- gradient descent
- gradientless
- gradiently
- gradient post
- gradient wind
- intergradient
Word history
From Latin "gradiēns".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “gradient” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.