"slope of decline" is a grammatically correct phrase and can be used in written English.
Example: The slope of decline in the company's profits over the past year has been concerning to shareholders.
The age- related aspects and the slope of decline of the 6MWD should be considered in the design and interpretation of therapeutic trials in ambulant DMD patients.
The variability, the age-related aspects and the slope of decline of the 6MWD should be considered in the design and interpretation of therapeutic trials in ambulant DMD patients.
And its past success has made it a hunted empire that now faces stiff competition from Google, South Korea's Samsung and other rivals bent on disrupting everything from TV viewing to wearable computing smart watches, smart glasses and so forth.Ms Kane recounts several episodes that she thinks illustrate the fact that Apple is already on a slippery slope of decline.
The slope of decline in U.S manufacturing has gone from bunny slope in the 1960s to double-black diamond in the 90s and 2000s.
A lower and nonsignificant difference in the slope of decline in postbronchodilator FEV1 was also noted.
The outcome variable can also be the slope of decline in GFR, or its overall trajectory over time.
I was in on the ground of grade inflation, taking English the first year of GCSEs, which were apparently much easier than O-levels, the first skid on the slippery slope of declining standards.
It takes a lot of introspection to realize that as you are "upgrading" you hit an invisible peak and then hit this precipitous downhill slope of declining benefits — because this particular home plate keeps moving, teasing you into needing to go just a little further.
Random-effects were included to incorporate individual variation in the intercept and both the linear and quadratic slopes of decline.
First, the treatment outcome is predicted by extrapolating the second phase of viral load decline, i.e., by assuming that the slope of viral decline continues at the same pace.
We found that quantities of BV-associated bacteria decreased rapidly with intravaginal metronidazole, evidencing multi-log declines on a daily basis, though the slope of this decline varied (Figures 3 & 4).
