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information

n.

1. knowledge about facts or ideas gained through investigation, experience, or practice.

2. in information theory, a message that reduces uncertainty; that is, information tells us something we do not already know. The bit is the common unit of information in information theory.

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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.