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x-intercept

American

[eks-in-ter-sept] / ˈɛksˌɪn tərˌsɛpt /

noun

Mathematics.

on a Cartesian graph, the point at which a curve or line intersects the x-axis.

Etymology

Origin of x-intercept

First recorded in 1875–80

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