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Slope vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 |