Ascendent

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Ascendent

The negative of the gradient. The ascendent of a function is a vector with magnitude equal to the maximum spatial rate of change of that function at a given point at a given time. It is directed toward increasing values of the function along the line of maximum change, and is represented by Missing Image:IMG SRC="equat/18asc.gif" WIDTH=28 HEIGHT=15 alt="ascendent symbol", where F is the function and Missing Image:IMG SRC="equat/18tri.gif" WIDTH=16 HEIGHT=15 alt="del operator symbol" the del-operator.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use