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need to belong

the motivation, rooted in both biology and social norms, to be part of relationships, to belong to groups, and to be accepted by others. See also love need.

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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.