For questions on finding or applying slope, a number that describes both the direction and the steepness of a line.
In mathematics, the slope (or gradient) of a line is a number that describes both the direction and the steepness of the line. In the US and a few other countries the slop is denoted by the letter $m$ in the slope-intercept form of a line, $y=mx+b$.
Slope is calculated by finding the ratio of the "vertical change" to the "horizontal change" between (any) two distinct points on a line. Sometimes the ratio is expressed as a quotient ("rise over run"), giving the same number for every two distinct points on the same line. A line that is decreasing has a negative "rise". The line may be practical - as set by a road surveyor, or in a diagram that models a road or a roof either as a description or as a plan.
