- the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- (in systemic linguistics) a scale of continuous gradation; continuum.
- U.S. country singer.
- a continuous variation in form between members of a species having a wide variable geographical or ecological range
- Patsy, original name Virginia Patterson Hensley . 1932–63, US country singer; her bestselling records include "Walking After Midnight", "I Fall to Pieces", and "Leavin' On Your Mind"
- indicating a slope
