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noun
- slope, incline, gradient, grade, pitch.
 - Mathematics.slope (of a linear function).
 - Mathematics, physics terminology.gradient (vector calculus).
 
Variations
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                            勾配 | こうばい | ✔ | |||||||
                                
 
 
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                            こう配 | こうばい | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
be bent, slope, capture
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