Associations to the word «Gradient»
Noun
- Descent
- Convergence
- Conduction
- Steep
- Retention
- Eq
- Baseline
- Echo
- Pixel
- Resonance
- Mol
- Mph
- Magnitude
- Substrate
- Dipole
- Solubility
- Curl
- Detection
- Stiffness
- Moisture
- Neurotransmitter
- Np
- Optics
- Newton
- Ceramic
- Instability
- Stabilization
- Petrol
- Method
- Column
- Complexity
- Regression
- Locomotive
- Meth
- Coherence
- Groundwater
- Earthwork
- Spacing
- Ionization
- Transport
- Ui
- Spectrometry
- Evaporation
- Conduit
- Spectroscopy
- Magnet
- Haul
- Nutrient
- Constraint
- Calculation
- Inversion
- Embryo
- Dike
- Spectrometer
- Purification
- Rn
- Traction
Adjective
Wiktionary
GRADIENT, noun. A slope or incline.
GRADIENT, noun. A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
GRADIENT, noun. (calculus) Of a function y = f(x) or the graph of such a function, the rate of change of y with respect to x that is, the amount by which y changes for a certain (often unit) change in x equivalently, the inclination to the X axis of the tangent to the curve of the graph.
GRADIENT, noun. (science) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
GRADIENT, noun. (analysis) 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, adjective. Moving by steps; walking.
GRADIENT, adjective. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
GRADIENT, adjective. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
GRADIENT POST, noun. A post or stake indicating by its height or by marks on it the grade of a railroad, highway, embankment, etc. at that point.
GRADIENT WIND, noun. (meteorology) A horizontal wind velocity tangent to the contour line of a constant pressure surface (or to the isobar of a geopotential surface) at or above 2,500 feet (762 meters).
Dictionary definition
GRADIENT, noun. A graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension.
GRADIENT, noun. The property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient".
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