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Gradient means the vector derivative (Del) of a scalar quantity,

e.g. for the Gravity Potenttial/scalar energy, Del-mGm/r= mw2R.

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In physics, gradient refers to the rate of change of a physical quantity (such as temperature or pressure) in a particular direction. It represents how steeply a physical quantity changes over a distance. Mathematically, gradient is calculated as the change in the quantity divided by the distance over which the change occurs.

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