ascending vs ascendent

ascending and ascendent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ascending	Yes	Yes	No	No
ascendent	Yes	Yes	No	No

ascending (noun)	ascendent (noun)
the act of changing location in an upward direction	someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
	position or state of being dominant or in control

ascending (adjective)	ascendent (adjective)
moving or going or growing upward	tending or directed upward
	most powerful or important or influential