Gradient vs. Slope
Difference Between Gradient and Slope
Gradientnoun
A slope or incline.
Slopenoun
An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
I had to climb a small slope to get to the site.Gradientnoun
A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.
Slopenoun
The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
The road has a very sharp downward slope at that point.Gradientnoun
(calculus) Of a function y = f(x) or the graph of such a function, the rate of change of y with respect to x
that is, the amount by which y changes for a certain (often unit) change in x
equivalently, the inclination to the X axis of the tangent to the curve of the graph.
Slopenoun
(mathematics) The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
The slope of this line is 0.5Gradientnoun
(science) The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.
Slopenoun
(mathematics) The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
The slope of a parabola increases linearly with x.Gradientnoun
(analysis) A differential operator that maps each point of a scalar field to a vector pointed in the direction of the greatest rate of change of the scalar. Notation for a scalar field φ: ∇φ
Slopenoun
The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
The slope of an asphalt shingle roof system should be 4:12 or greater.Gradientnoun
A gradual change in color. A color gradient; gradation.
Slopenoun
A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
Gradientadjective
Moving by steps; walking.
gradient automataSlopeverb
(intransitive) To tend steadily upward or downward.
The road slopes sharply down at that point.Gradientadjective
Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.
the gradient line of a railroadSlopeverb
(transitive) To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting direction to; to incline or slant.
to slope the ground in a garden;to slope a piece of cloth in cutting a garmentGradientadjective
Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.
Slopeverb
To try to move surreptitiously.
I sloped in through the back door, hoping my boss wouldn't see me.Gradientnoun
a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
Slopeverb
(military) To hold a rifle at a slope with forearm perpendicular to the body in front holding the butt, the rifle resting on the shoulder.
The order was given to "slope arms".Gradientnoun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal;
a five-degree gradientSlopeadjective
(obsolete) Sloping.
Slopeadverb
(obsolete) slopingly
Slopenoun
an elevated geological formation;
he climbed the steep slopethe house was built on the side of the mountainSlopenoun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal;
a five-degree gradientSlopeverb
be at an angle;
The terrain sloped down
