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gradient noun

  /ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/
  • (science) 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
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