Physics A-Level
Intercept
What Intercept means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Intercept
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Reference: OCR
The value of the dependent variable when the independent variable is zero.
Topics that use Intercept
- Analysis (OCR A-Level)
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