The gradient of a surface is its slope. If you're a daredevil and you're looking for a road to fly down on your skateboard, you'll want to find one with a fairly steep gradient.
Moving by steps; walking;
Noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
Noun
a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
a.
Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.
a.
Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination;
as, the gradient line of a railroad.
a.
Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
n.
The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a
road; grade.
n.
A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a
portion of a way not level; a grade.
n.
The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude,
or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric gradient.
Gradient
Gradient
Moving by steps; walking;
The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road; grade.
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