gradient — 英語辞典

名詞

1. A slope or incline.

2. A rate of inclination or declination of a slope.

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   Just beyond that station the first step is encountered and the rack resorted to, taking the line on a gradient of 1 in 9 over a steeply inclined bridge and through a spiral tunnel.

3. The ratio of the rates of change of a dependent variable and an independent variable, the slope of a curve's tangent.

   用法

   • of a function

4. The rate at which a physical quantity increases or decreases relative to change in a given variable, especially distance.

5. 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

6. A gradual change in color; a color gradient; gradation.

形容詞

1. Moving by steps; walking.

   用法

   • not-comparable

   例文

   movable and Gradient Automata

2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination.

   用法

   • not-comparable

   例文

   the gradient line of a railroad

3. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.

   用法

   • not-comparable

4. Using the gradient to solve a problem.

   用法

   • not-comparable

名詞

1. a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

   上位語

   change

2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

   同義語

   slope

   上位語

   positionspatial relation

   例文

   a five-degree gradient