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gra·di·ent (grā'dē-ənt)
n. (Abbr. grad.)
  1. A rate of inclination; a slope.
  2. An ascending or descending part; an incline.
  3. Physics. The rate at which a physical quantity, such as temperature or pressure, increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
  4. Mathematics. A vector having coordinate components that are the partial derivatives of a function with respect to its variables.
  5. Biology. A series of progressively increasing or decreasing differences in the growth rate, metabolism, or physiological activity of a cell, organ, or organism.

[Perhaps GRADE + -ient, as in QUOTIENT.]




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