gradients

/G R EY1 D IY0 AH0 N T S/
noun
  1. 1

    A slope or incline.

  2. 2

    A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.

  5. 5

    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 ฯ†: โˆ‡ฯ†

  6. 6

    A gradual change in color. A color gradient; gradation.

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