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y-intercept

y-intercept noun: a point at which a line crosses the y-axis of a Cartesian grid.

Noun

y-intercept (plural y-intercepts)

  1. A point at which a line crosses the y-axis of a Cartesian grid.

Forms of y-intercept

pluraly-intercepts

Questions about y-intercept

What does y-intercept mean?
Y-intercept means a point at which a line crosses the y-axis of a Cartesian grid.
What part of speech is y-intercept?
Y-intercept is a noun.
What is the plural of y-intercept?
The plural of y-intercept is y-intercepts.

Words near y-intercept in the dictionary

  1. Y-Day
  2. y-direction
  3. y-front
  4. Y-fronted
  5. Y-fronts
  6. y-intercept
  7. y-intercepts
  8. Y-intersection
  9. Y-intersections
  10. Y-jack
  11. Y-jacks

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