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gradient vs precipitousness

precipitousness vs gradient

gradient and precipitousness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gradient Yes No No No
precipitousness Yes No No No
As nouns, precipitousness is a hyponym of gradient; that is, precipitousness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gradient:
  • gradient: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
  • precipitousness: the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
Other hyponyms of gradient include grade, pitch, rake, slant, abruptness, steepness, gentleness, gradualness.
gradient (noun) precipitousness (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
Difference between gradient and precipitousness

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