Compensation Glossary

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Intercept

The x-intercept, or y-intercept, or z-intercept, etc., a point where a curve crosses the x-axis, or crosses the y-axis, or crosses the z-axis, etc. EX. A linear equation when graphed has at most one x-intercept.

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