In each case, the cost to the Kremlin of allowing private media was greater thanbefore.Future work might use our framework to explore other elements of government control ofthe media. In many countries, for example, the media are owned by individuals close to thegovernment rather than by the state directly.
Updated February 20, 2017. Definition: A gradient, or graduated fill, is a color fill that gradually blends from one color to another. A gradient can contain more than two colors, all fading smoothly from one to another. Gradients are very useful for creating shading for three-dimensional and metallic effects.
Full Definition of GRADIENT. 1. a: the rate of regular or graded ascent or descent: inclination b: a part sloping upward or downward.2.edical Definition of GRADIENT. 1. : change in the value of a quantity (as temperature, pressure, or concentration) with change in a given variable and especially per unit on a linear scale. 2.