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rise over run

rise over run phrase: used for remembering that the slope of a non-vertical line is the ratio of the amount it rises over some interval, over the length of that interval.

Phrase

rise over run

  1. (mnemonic) Used for remembering that the slope of a non-vertical line is the ratio of the amount it rises over some interval, over the length of that interval.

Questions about rise over run

What does rise over run mean?
Rise over run means used for remembering that the slope of a non-vertical line is the ratio of the amount it rises over some interval, over the length of that interval.
What part of speech is rise over run?
Rise over run is a phrase.

Words near rise over run in the dictionary

  1. rise form
  2. rise forms
  3. rise from the ashes
  4. rise from the dead
  5. Rise of the West
  6. rise over run
  7. rise through the ranks
  8. rise time
  9. rise times
  10. rise to the bait
  11. rise to the challenge

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