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Etymology

From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).

derived from gradiēns

Definitions

A slope or incline.
2
A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
- Just beyond that station the first step is encountered and the rack resorted to, taking the line on a gradient of 1 in 9 over a steeply inclined bridge and through a spiral tunnel.
The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the…
The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.
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1. The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a…
  The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
2. A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the…
  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
3. A gradual change in color
  A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.
4. 7
  Moving by steps
  Moving by steps; walking.
  - movable and Gradient Automata
5. 8
  Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
  - the gradient line of a railroad
6. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
7. Using the gradient to solve a problem.

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Derived

chemogradient, countergradient, downgradient, electrogradient, enterogradient, extragradient, gradient descent, gradientless, gradiently, gradient post, gradient wind, intergradient, microgradient, multigradient, nanogradient, nongradient, pressure gradient, pressure gradient force, ruling gradient, subgradient, supergradient, temperature gradient, thermogradient, upgradient

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at gradient. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

A definitional loop anchored at gradient. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at gradient

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.