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gradient

[grey-dee-uhnt] / ˈgreɪ di ənt /


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At the same time, the degree of permeability within those fractured regions was influenced by the Earth's geothermal gradient and the composition of the crust.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

"We picked particular areas to enable us to see a gradient of high nutrients to low nutrients," said Dr Richard Unsworth from Swansea University, adding that the team's findings were "stark".

From BBC May 2, 2026

He testified: “It’s tough to go against the gradient with command and be the only one.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 23, 2026

“Time to recalibrate my gradient on the big picture,” one co-founder wrote to announce his last day.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

PIH believed in sending resources directly to Cange, down “the steep gradient of inequality.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

The researchers carried out what may be the most detailed simulation yet of magnetic fields interacting with unstable velocity gradients.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

Weak offshore gradients that bring warm desert air to the coast add to the heat, said Robbie Monroe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2026

In options trading, there are gradients of success.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 19, 2026

And "part of the novelty of this work is functional gradients exist everywhere in biology," the researcher said.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

He droned on and on about dendrites and voltage gradients, but in my dream I couldn’t stop wondering how much of what I remembered about Jesse was truth and how much was fiction.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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