transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgrā-dē-ənt ]
noun
Etymology: Latin gradient-, gradiens, present participle of gradi
Date: 1835
1.
a. : the rate of regular or graded ascent or descent : inclination
b. : a part sloping upward or downward
2. : change in the value of a quantity (as temperature, pressure, or concentration) with change in a given variable and especially per unit distance in a specified direction
3. : the vector sum of the partial derivatives with respect to the three coordinate variables x, y, and z of a scalar quantity whose value varies from point to point
4. : a graded difference in physiological activity along an axis (as of the body or an embryonic field)
5. : change in response with distance from the stimulus