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What is a slope in math?

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When comparing the variation between a variable and a result, the slope gives the relationship between the changes in both quantities.

It is mathematically defined as


\text{Slope = }\frac{Change\text{ in y}}{\text{Change in x}}\text{ = }(\Delta y)/(\Delta x)

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