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Everything about Slope
Mathematical term
In mathematics, the slope or gradient of a line is a number that describes the direction of the line on a plane. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SlopeA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Tafel Slope Plot as a Tool to Analyze Electrocatalytic ReactionsInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Rock slope engineeringThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Testing slope homogeneity in large panelsCited 5,673 times
- Go sideways: Tangent lines to circlesA closely related topic
- Go sideways: TangentA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A surface that either inclines or declines in a regular manner from the perspective of an observer.
Noun An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
Noun The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
Noun The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points lying on the line.
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Testing slope homogeneity in large panels
Absorption spectral slopes and slope ratios as indicators of molecular weight, source, and photobleaching of chromophoric dissolved organic matter
The Slope of the Black Hole Mass versus Velocity Dispersion Correlation
Slope stability analysis by finite elements
Analysis of changes in meteorological variables using Mann-Kendall and Sen's slope estimator statistical tests in Serbia
Probing three-way interactions in moderated multiple regression: Development and application of a slope difference test.
Do Demand Curves for Stocks Slope Down?
Slope stability analysis by strength reduction
🆕 Influential since 2022
Tafel Slope Plot as a Tool to Analyze Electrocatalytic Reactions
The Slope of the Phillips Curve: Evidence from U.S. States
Slope stability prediction using ensemble learning techniques: A case study in Yunyang County, Chongqing, China
Landslide susceptibility prediction using slope unit-based machine learning models considering the heterogeneity of conditioning factors
Optimized Fuzzy Slope Entropy: A Complexity Measure for Nonlinear Time Series
📚 Books worth reading
Rock slope engineeringDuncan C. Wyllie · 2004
Geotechnical slope analysisRobin Chowdhury · 2009
Stability of SlopesEddie Bromhead, E.N. Bromhead · 1992
Slope stability analysis and stabilizationY. M. Cheng · 2008
Rock slope engineeringEvert Hoek, E. Hoke · 1974
The stability of slopesE. N. Bromhead · 1986- 📕Rockfall EngineeringFrançois Nicot, Stéphane Lambert · 2011
- 📕Long-term highwall stability in the northwestern Powder River basin, Wyoming and MontanaWilliam K. Smith · 1980
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