x-intercept
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of x-intercept
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Find to the nearest tenth and interpret the x-intercept.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 23, 2020
Find the point symmetric to the x-intercept across the axis of symmetry.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Since the value of the discriminant is negative, there is no real solution and so no x-intercept.
From Textbooks ● May 6, 2020
Recall that a function may also have an x-intercept, which is the x-coordinate of the point where the graph of the function crosses the x-axis.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
We can see that the x-intercept is as we expected.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 13, 2015
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