concentration gradient

Definitions of concentration gradient
  1. noun
    a gradient in concentration of a solute as a function of distance through a solution
    “the movement of a solute down its concentration gradient is called diffusion”
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    gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
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