steepness

Examples of steepness in the following topics:

• Slope

  • Slope describes the direction and steepness of a line, and can be calculated given two points on the line.
  • In mathematics, the slope of a line is a number that describes both the direction and the steepness of the line.
  • The steepness, or incline, of a line is measured by the absolute value of the slope.

• Slope and Y-Intercept of a Linear Equation

  • From algebra recall that the slope is a number that describes the steepness of a line and the y-intercept is

• Reducing the cost of pumps and pumping

  • Water and wastewater pumps consume over 50 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in the USA every year (about $4 billion worth of power) and most of the energy they consume is used to fight against the friction created when water is forced through narrow pipes, around bends and up steep inclines.

• The origins of lean thinking

  • The subsequent strategy the company developed of borrowing huge amounts of money to become number one in production resulted in Toyota making itself extremely vulnerable to steep declines in demand, which is not akin to being ‘lean'.

• Citric Acid and Other Organic Compounds

  • The sugar source is usually an inexpensive solution like molasses or corn steep liquor.

• Product Differentiation

  • While some oligopoly industries make standardized products - tools, copper, and steep pipes, for example - others make differentiated products: cars, cigarettes, soda, and cell phone manufacturers.

• The Yield Curve

  • Based on the shape of the yield curve, we have normal yield curves, steep yield curves, flat or humped yield curves, and inverted yield curves .
  • This type of steep yield curve can be seen at the beginning of an economic expansion (or after the end of a recession).

• The Energy Crisis

  • This action followed several years of steep income declines after the recent failure of negotiations with the major Western oil companies earlier in the month.
  • This chart reveals the steep increase in oil prices related to the Energy Crisis of 1973.

• Introduction to Labor in America: The Worker's Role

  • Many Americans left farms and small towns to work in factories, which were organized for mass production and characterized by steep hierarchy, a reliance on relatively unskilled labor, and low wages.

• Technology as a Driver and Enabler of Innovation

  • Product life cycles shows how economic returns go through a steep exponential growth phase and an eventual evening out, which motivates businesses to leverage technology to produce new innovations.