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Slope vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| negative slope | |
| quality of a relation in which the dependent variable decreases as the independent variable increases | |
| positive slope | quality of a relation in which the dependent variable increases as the independent variable increases |
| rate of change | in a function, the ratio of the change in the dependent value with respect to the change in the independent value |
| slope | in a relation, the relationship between the change in the dependent value and the change in the independent value |
| undefined slope | a slope that occurs when all the values of the independent variable are the same; the slope of a vertical line |
| zero slope | a slope that occurs when all the values of the dependent variable are the same; the slope of a horizontal line |