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In regards to roofs.
"Pitch" is a ratio of the total rise of a roof over the total span of a building.
"Slope" is a ratio of the total rise of a roof over "half" the total span of a building.
A building 40 feet wide with a total roof rise of 10 feet (from the top of the supporting walls) has a pitch of 10/40 reduced to 1:4
A building of the same dimensions will have a slope of 1:2 or 6/12 on the imperial framing square.
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