someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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 F, where F is the function and is the del operator
The intersection point between the ecliptic and the eastern horizon Also known as the rising degree and (generally) the cusp of the 1st house See also House