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gradualness

DEFINITIONS OF: gradualness

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n the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages

Synonyms:
graduality
Type of:
fastness, speed, swiftness
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

n the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual

Synonyms:
gentleness
Antonyms:
abruptness, precipitousness, steepness
the property possessed by a slope that is very steep
Type of:
gradient, slope
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
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