What is a uniform and non-uniform gravitational field?

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HEy what is uniform and non-uniform gravitational field...
 
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Uniform: it's the same everywhere (more precisely, the variations from point to point are small enough to ignore)
Non-uniform: it's not the same everywhere.
 
I think we need to precisely define first different ways of being uniform like isotropy,homogeneity etc.
Earth has a radial field diminishing in strength,but can be considered uniform around a point locally.