In the slope formula, \\\\( m = \\\\frac{y_2 - y_1}{x_2 - x_1} \\\\), \\\\( m \\\\) represents the slope, \\\\( y_1 \\\\) and \\\\( y_2 \\\\) are the y-coordinates of two different points, and \\\\( x_1 \\\\) and \\\\( x_2 \\\\) are the x-coordinates of those points.