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  2. Slope - Wikipedia

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    Slope illustrated for y = (3/2)x − 1.Click on to enlarge Slope of a line in coordinates system, from f(x) = −12x + 2 to f(x) = 12x + 2. The slope of a line in the plane containing the x and y axes is generally represented by the letter m, [5] and is defined as the change in the y coordinate divided by the corresponding change in the x coordinate, between two distinct points on the line.

  3. Grade (slope) - Wikipedia

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    l = slope length α = angle of inclination. The grade (US) or gradient (UK) (also called stepth, slope, incline, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line is either the elevation angle of that surface to the horizontal or its tangent. It is a special case of the slope, where zero indicates horizontality. A ...

  4. Slope field - Wikipedia

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    the slope field is an array of slope marks in the phase space (in any number of dimensions depending on the number of relevant variables; for example, two in the case of a first-order linear ODE, as seen to the right). Each slope mark is centered at a point (,,, …,) and is parallel to the vector

  5. Motion graphs and derivatives - Wikipedia

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    The green line shows the slope of the velocity-time graph at the particular point where the two lines touch. Its slope is the acceleration at that point. Its slope is the acceleration at that point. In mechanics , the derivative of the position vs. time graph of an object is equal to the velocity of the object.

  6. Contour line - Wikipedia

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    In meteorology and in geomagnetics, the term isogon has specific meanings which are described below. An isocline (κλίνειν, klinein, 'to lean or slope') is a line joining points with equal slope. In population dynamics and in geomagnetics, the terms isocline and isoclinic line have specific meanings which are described below.

  7. Spherical coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    Particular care must be taken to check the meaning of the symbols. The mathematics convention. Spherical coordinates (r, θ, φ) as typically used: radial distance r, azimuthal angle θ, and polar angle φ. + The meanings of θ and φ have been swapped—compared to the physics convention. The 'south'-direction x-axis is depicted but the 'north ...

  8. Velocity - Wikipedia

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    As seen by the three green tangent lines in the figure, an object's instantaneous acceleration at a point in time is the slope of the line tangent to the curve of a v(t) graph at that point. In other words, instantaneous acceleration is defined as the derivative of velocity with respect to time: [ 9 ] a = d v d t . {\displaystyle {\boldsymbol ...

  9. Glossary of physics - Wikipedia

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    A branch of physics that studies atoms as isolated systems of electrons and an atomic nucleus. Compare nuclear physics. atomic structure atomic weight (A) The sum total of protons (or electrons) and neutrons within an atom. audio frequency A periodic vibration whose frequency is in the band audible to the average human, the human hearing range.