(1) The change in a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure per unit distance; may be represented by a curve of such a rate of change; (2) the rate of change of a variable with respect to a measured quantity.
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(1) The change in a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure per unit distance; may be represented by a curve of such a rate of change; (2) the rate of change of a variable with respect to a measured quantity.
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