gradient

Speech parts

1. gradient - Noun

2. gradient - Adjective

Meaning

Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.

Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination; as, the gradient line of a railroad.

The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.

A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a portion of a way not level; a grade.

The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude, or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

slope grade ramp incline hill fall rise pitch tilt lean inclination leaning ridge highland knoll
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Antonyms

fall dent birth decline false empty
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Hypernyms

change position spatial relation

Hyponyms

pitch grade slant gentleness rake abruptness

Phrases with the word

upward gradient density-gradient gradient-intercept form magnetic field gradient line gradient microphone osmotic pressure gradient

Anagrams

treading derating gantried

Examples

Sentimentality, like pornography, is fragmented emotion; a natural consequence of a high visual gradient in any culture. Marshall McLuhan

[The loss- of-strength gradient is] the degree to which military and political power diminishes as we move a unit distance away from its home base. Kenneth Boulding

It is less important, I believe, where you start. It is more important how and what you learn. If the quality of the learning is high, the development gradient is steep, and, given time, you can find yourself in a previously unattainable place. N. R. Narayana Murthy

a five-degree gradient Source: Internet

Affine scaling amounts to doing gradient descent steps within the feasible region, while rescaling the problem to make sure the steps move toward the optimum faster. Source: Internet

All models are capable of fording water crossings up to 48 inches deep, and can climb a gradient of at least 60%. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Gradgrindism gradian gradience gradient descent gradient post gradient wind