gradient

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Synonyms: radiant, graden, gradine, grading, adient, gradin, gradients, gradino, redient, grapiest, gradian

Antonyms: radiant, graden, gradine, grading, adient, gradin, gradients, gradino, redient, grapiest, gradian

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Noun

1. A [[slope]] or [[incline]].
2. A [[rate]] of [[inclination]] or [[declination]] of a slope.
3. {{lb|en|calculus|of a function}} The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the [[slope]] of a curve's [[tangent]].
4. {{lb|en|science}} The rate at which a [[physical]] [[quantity]] [[increase]]s or [[decrease]]s [[relative]] to [[change]] in a [[given]] [[variable]], especially [[distance]].
5. {{lb|en||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
6. A [[gradual]] [[change]] in [[color]]; a [[color gradient]]; [[gradation]].

Adjective

1. Moving by [[step]]s; [[walking]].
2. [[Rising]] or [[descending]] by regular [[degree]]s of [[inclination]].
3. [[adapt|Adapted]] for [[walking]], as the [[feet]] of certain [[bird]]s.
4. {{lb|en|calculus|optimization}} Using the [[gradient]] to solve a problem.

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