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slot index012345
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interest00.10.30.310.20
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gradient to left and right
0.2-0.11
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y intercept to left and right
-0.10.64
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meeting2.387096774
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Column index 3 is the largest interest, but you can see on the graph that there's some kind of coarse hump. Just taking slot 3 loses some subtlety.

Instead, we contstruct simple linear equations from the surrounding cells and find where they meet - 2.387 is a much better center point, from eyeing the graph.

You could take polynomial shapes from more sample points for more accurate positioning.
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