1. the rate of change with respect to the distance of a variable quantity, as temperature or pressure, in the direction of maximum change. 2. A gradual approach to something, taken step by step, level by level, each step or level being, of itself, easily surmountable so that, finally, quite complicated and difficult activities or high-performance states can be achieved with relative ease.
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