gradient

IPA: grˈeɪdiʌnt

A slope or incline.
A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
(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.
(sciences) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
(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
A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.

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