document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=127005>Question 127005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the definition of linear? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #93013 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=93013\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are a couple of definitions of linear in mathematics, but I suspect you are looking for the following:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A polynomial of degree 1 is said to be <b>line</b>ar, because the graph of a function of that form is a straight <b>line</b>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Over the reals, a linear function is one of the form:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m is often called the slope or gradient; b the y-intercept, which gives the point of intersection between the graph of the function and the y-axis.<BR>\n" );
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