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x-Intercept

\begin{figure}\begin{center}\BoxedEPSF{Intercepts.epsf}\end{center}\end{figure}

The point at which a curve or function crosses the x-Axis (i.e., when $y=0$ in 2-D).

See also Line, y-Intercept



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1999-05-20