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, 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.ere the slope of the road between the two points is simply described as the ratio of the altitude change to the horizontal distance between any two points on the line. In mathematical language, the slope m of the line is. The concept of slope applies directly to grades or gradients in geography and civil engineering.
lessening. English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus &nbsp. lessen (lessens 3rd person present) (lessening present participle) (lessened past tense & past participle) If something lessens or you lessen it, it becomes smaller in size, amount, degree, or importance.
late 14c., to make (something) less compact or dense, from Old French relaschier set free; soften; reduce (14c.), from Latin relaxare relax, loosen, open, stretch out, widen again; make loose, from re-back (see re-) + laxare loosen, from laxus loose (see lax). Of persons, to become less formal, from 1837. Meaning decrease tension is from early 15c.; intransitive sense of to become less tense is recorded from 1935. Related: Relaxed; relaxing.