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.

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Psychology term of the day

January 31st 2025

prescription drug

a medication that can be legally acquired only from a pharmacy and only on the basis of a written, faxed, telephoned, or electronically submitted order (the prescription or script) from a physician.