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In y=mx+c, I know that 'm' stands for the gradient of the straight line and the 'c' stands for the y intercept, but why 'm' and 'c'???
I have heard it suggested that 'm' stands for something like 'midron' (meaning gradient) in Hebrew but ?????
And the 'c' .... interCept ??
Any suggestions??
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Welcome to MathsIsFun, mgca. However, this is the wrong place to discuss this...
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Moveded.
As for the question, I'm afraid I have no idea. It's possible that it doesn't come from anywhere, and they just called it m because they had to call it something.
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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m may be connected with "multiply" or something
And c is something as constant-it is used very much in calculus it means a free-of-unknowns addend, i think.
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The m comes from MathIsFun.
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The m comes from MathIsFun.
Right Z:)
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Naturally!
Here's something: http://www.math.duke.edu/education/webfeats/Slope/Slopederiv.html
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