gradient

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
  2. noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

Etymology

From Latin gradiēns, present participle of gradior (“to step, to walk”).

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