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The gradient is a fancy word for derivative, or the rate of change of a function. Itâs a vector (a direction to move) that. 1  Points in the direction of greatest increase of a function (intuition on why)  Is zero at a local maximum or local minimum (because there is no single direction of increase)
Slope / Gradient. The concept of slope is used in various sections of mathematics and worked with quite often when solving and graphing linear equations. The slope or degree of slant of a line is defined as the degree of steepness or incline of the line.radient in Geometry. In geometry, given a line that makes an angle Î¸ with the x-axis, the slope m is defined as. In geometry, the gradients of a lines can be used to determine their relationship i.e. whether the lines are parallel to each other or perpendicular. For example: Given two lines with slopes m1 and m2.