gradient: significado y definiciones

A rate of inclination; a slope.

An ascending or descending part; an incline.

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.

Mathematics A vector having coordinate components that are the partial derivatives of a function with respect to its variables.

Biology A series of progressively increasing or decreasing differences in the growth rate, metabolism, or physiological activity of a cell, organ, or organism.