What Does the Slope of a Straight Line Equal? How

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What does the slope of a straight line equal? How is the slope of a curved line calculated?

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Definitions:

Spinal Nerves

Nerves that emerge from the spinal cord, carrying motor, sensory, and autonomic signals between the spinal cord and the body.

Peripheral Process

The process by which peripheral nerves relay information from the body's extremities to the central nervous system and vice versa.

Unipolar Neurons

Neurons that have a single extension from their cell body, which branches into a peripheral process and a central process, often found in sensory pathways.

Bipolar Neuron

A type of neuron which has two extensions (one axon and one dendrite), commonly found in the sensory systems like the retina of the eye.