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gradient

The rate of change of a quantity with respect to distance; in calculus, a vector of partial derivatives indicating the direction of steepest ascent.

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Example

The gradient of the function at that point indicates the direction in which the value increases most rapidly.

Synonyms

slopeinclinerate of change

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