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Whats the best definition
of slope

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Answer:

The slope of a line is a number that defines the direction + steepness of a linear function. It can be found using the formula rise/run.

Explanation:

Not sure how to explain this otherwise but that is what the slope is. ^

User Andres Almiray
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Answer:

The slope is the steepness of a line sometimes referred to as "rise over run".

Slope is defined as the ratio of the vertical change between two points.

slope= rise/run

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