Symbols:G/Gradient

Gradient

$\map {\mathrm {grad} } \phi$

Used to denote the gradient of a scalar field $\phi$.

An alternative to $\nabla \phi$.

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\map {\mathrm {grad} } \phi\) is \map {\mathrm {grad} } \phi .

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): grad
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): grad