The Nature of Mathematics, 12th Edition
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Glossary - Y's

y-axis The vertical axis in a Cartesian coordinate system.

y-intercept The place where a graph passes through the y-axis. For a line y = mx + b, it is the point b .

Yard A linear measure in the United States system; it has the same length as 3 ft.

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