Also means
incline
Usage Note
Steigung is the slope of a line in maths and the gradient of a road, usually given in percent. It comes from steigen (to climb). Plural Steigungen.
Examples
"Die Straße hat eine Steigung von zwölf Prozent."
Natural Translation
The road has a gradient of twelve percent.
Literal Translation
The road has a gradient of twelve percent.
Related Words
- Ableitung derivative (calculus)
- Abszisse abscissa; x-axis; x-coordinate
- Achse axis (geometry, graphs)
- Achsenabschnitt y-intercept, axis intercept
- Asymptote asymptote (line a curve approaches but never reaches)
- Axiom axiom (self-evident principle)
- Berechnungsgrundlage basis of calculation; calculation basis
- Binomialkoeffizient binomial coefficient
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