It is the slope.
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Given a point P = (a,b) and slope m, the equation of a line through P with slope m is (y-b) = m(x-a)
The straight line equation would depend on the slope which has not been given.
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y = mx + c is the equation of a straight oblique line where m = gradient The gradient is a measue of the steepness of a line (or a measure of the slope of the line)
In the straight line equation: y = mx+b 'm' is the slope and 'b' is the y intercept