The slope of the graph of this function by comparison with the slope-intercept equation of a straight line; as in the task content can be determined as; 16,879.
The interpretation of the slope as a rate of change is that from 2000 to 2001, the number of messages increased by 16,879.
The slope of a relation, most particularly a linear relationship is the rate of change of its dependent variable with respect to its independent variable.
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