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Meaning of Intercept | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɪntəsɛpt

Definitions

  1. An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
  2. An interception of a missile.
  3. The coordinate of the point at which a curve intersects an axis.
  4. A form of market research where consumers are intercepted and interviewed in a retail store or mall.

Equivalents

Examples

“the y intercept”

point at which a line crosses the y-axis

“Because the horizontal-axis intercept occurs when y=0 and the vertical-axis intercept occurs when x=0, we can find the intercepts algebraically.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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