gradient
See also: Gradient
English
Etymology
From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪdiənt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪdiənt
Noun
gradient (plural gradients)
- 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.
Synonyms
- (slope): hill, incline, ramp, slope, grade
- (calculus, ratio of rates of change): slope (of a line), angular coefficient
Coordinate terms
- (calculus, differential operator): curl, divergence, viscid, viscous
Derived terms
Derived terms
- gradient wind
- ruling gradient
- supergradient
- temperature gradient
Translations
slope or incline
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rate of inclination or declination of a slope
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in calculus
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in physics
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in vector algebra
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change in color
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Adjective
gradient (not comparable)
- Moving by steps; walking.
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
- movable and Gradient Automata
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
- Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
- the gradient line of a railroad
- Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
Anagrams
- atreding, derating, e-trading, gantried, red giant, redating, treading
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
gradient m (plural gradients)
- gradient
Further reading
- “gradient”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English gradient, from Latin gradiens.
Noun
gradient m (definite singular gradienten, indefinite plural gradienter, definite plural gradientene)
- a gradient
References
- “gradient” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “gradient” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English gradient, from Latin gradiens.
Noun
gradient m (definite singular gradienten, indefinite plural gradientar, definite plural gradientane)
- a gradient
References
- “gradient” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English gradient, from Latin gradiēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡra.djɛnt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -adjɛnt
- Syllabification: gra‧dient
Noun
gradient m inan
- (mathematical analysis) gradient (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)
- gradient (change in color)
Declension
Declension of gradient
singular | plural | |
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nominative | gradient | gradienty |
genitive | gradientu | gradientów |
dative | gradientowi | gradientom |
accusative | gradient | gradienty |
instrumental | gradientem | gradientami |
locative | gradiencie | gradientach |
vocative | gradiencie | gradienty |
Derived terms
adjective
- gradientowy
noun phrase
- gradient geotermiczny
Further reading
- gradient in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- gradient in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French gradient.
Noun
gradient m (plural gradienți)
- gradient
Declension
Declension of gradient
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gradient | gradientul | (niște) gradienți | gradienții |
genitive/dative | (unui) gradient | gradientului | (unor) gradienți | gradienților |
vocative | gradientule | gradienților |
Swedish
Noun
gradient c
- (mathematical analysis) gradient; a vector operator
Declension
Declension of gradient | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gradient | gradienten | gradienter | gradienterna |
Genitive | gradients | gradientens | gradienters | gradienternas |
Anagrams
- indraget, tragedin