slope vs gradient

slope and gradient both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slope	Yes	No	Yes	No
gradient	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, slope and gradient are synonyms defined as:

slope and gradient: the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

slope (noun)	gradient (noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal	the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
an elevated geological formation	a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

slope (verb)	gradient (verb)
be at an angle