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What is physical meaning of scalar gradient?
So, how is scalar gradient different from vector gradient?
Vector gradient describes the rate of change of a vector field in a particular direction. It gives us insight into how quickly the vector quantity is changing as we move along a particular path in space, as well as the direction of the change. Scalar gradient, on the other hand, only gives us insight into the rate of change of a scalar quantity, not its direction.