point-slope form

noun

: the equation of a straight line in the form y − y₁ = m(x − x₁) where m is the slope of the line and (x₁, y₁) are the coordinates of a given point on the line compare slope-intercept form

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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