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functional psychosis

1. a psychotic state for which no specific neurological or other physical pathology has been demonstrated.

2. an obsolete name for any severe mental disorder for which no specific neurological or other physical pathology has been demonstrated.

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May 9th 2024

x-intercept

x -intercept

n. in an equation representing a straight-line relationship between two variables, the value of variable x when the value of variable y equals zero. For example, in the general linear equation format x = a + by, a represents the x-intercept.