Definition
The rate or degree of change in something like slope, temperature, or concentration across a distance; plural of gradient.
Etymology
From Latin 'gradiens' (stepping, walking), derived from 'gradus' (step, degree). The term evolved in mathematics and physics to describe how steeply something increases or decreases.
Kelly Says
Gradients are everywhere in nature—your body uses concentration gradients to move nutrients across cell membranes, mountains have different gradients on different slopes, and even the ocean has temperature gradients that drive currents. Scientists use gradients to understand how things naturally flow from high to low!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግራዴንት
gra-dee-en-t
BNবাংলা
গ্রেডিয়েন্ট
greed-ee-en-t
CACatalà
gradients
gra-dee-en-ts
CSČeština
gradienty
gra-dee-en-ty
DADansk
gradienter
gra-dee-en-ter
DEDeutsch
Gradienten
gra-dee-en-ten
ELΕλληνικά
διαφορές
diaforés
ESEspañol
gradientes
gra-dee-en-tes
FAفارسی
گرادیان
gra-dee-an
FISuomi
gradientteja
gra-dee-en-tte-ja
FRFrançais
gradients
gra-dee-en-t
GUGU
ગ્રેડિયન્ટ્સ
gra-dee-en-ts
HAHA
gradients
gra-dee-en-ts
HEעברית
גרדיאנטים
grad-ee-an-tim
HIहिन्दी
ग्रेडिएंट्स
gra-dee-en-ts
HUMagyar
gradient
gra-dee-en-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
gradien
gra-dee-en
IGIG
gradients
gra-dee-en-ts
ITItaliano
gradient
gra-dee-en-te
KKKK
градиенттер
gra-di-en-t-ter
MRMR
ग्रेडिएंट्स
gra-dee-en-ts
MSBahasa Melayu
gradien
gra-dee-en
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းမြောက်
kyaan-mhya-uk
NLNederlands
gradienten
gra-dee-en-ten
NONorsk
gradienter
gra-dee-en-ter
PAPA
ਗ੍ਰੇਡੀਅੰਟ
gra-dee-an-t
PLPolski
gradienty
gra-dee-en-ty
PTPortuguês
gradientes
gra-dee-en-tes
RORomână
gradienți
gra-dee-en-ți
RUРусский
градиенты
gra-di-enty
SVSvenska
gradienter
gra-dee-en-ter
SWKiswahili
gradients
gra-dee-en-ts
TAதமிழ்
தொடர்ச்சியான மாற்றங்கள்
thodar-cha-yaan maar-th-cha-nga-l
TEతెలుగు
గ్రేడైయెంట్స్
gra-dee-en-ts
THไทย
การไล่ระดับ
kaan lai-da-bet
TLTL
gradyent
gra-dee-en-t
TRTürkçe
gradientler
gra-dee-en-tler
UKУкраїнська
градієнти
gra-di-enty
URاردو
درجہ بندی
dar-jah-ban-di
VITiếng Việt
gradient
gra-dee-en-t
YOYO
gradients
gra-dee-en-ts
ZUZU
gradients
gra-dee-en-ts