Modulus.
m stands for "modulus of slope"; modulus means "number used to measure." We now call the slope just simply "slope" but still use "m" to indicate it in the formula.
the slope-intercept form of an equation is written as: Y=Mx+B where m is slope and B is Y intercept. M comes from the French word monter meaning slope. y and x are both variables. the equations y=4x+4 and y=4x+2 have the same slope but intercept the y axis at different locations. this makes them Parallel. they will never intersect, and never touch. Parallel.
The y-intercept.
NOBODY know for sure! Some say it is because the word slope used to be called a modulus and m is for modulus, but that has not been proven. Many historians have tried to answer this question, but all their theories have been proven false. You can come up with many other reasons, but I would not go down that slippery slope. ---Addendum to answer: Descartes was french. In french, monter means "to climb." Most websites will cite this as the reason that m stands for slope. M stands for slope for either the reason that it stands for the original word modulus of slope, or the French word monter, meaning to climb, but no one really knows for sure. B does not stand for anything due to the fact that in math terms- a, b, and c are usually used for constants while x, y, and z are variables, and m, n, and p are parameters. - Paladin89
The prefix "inter-" could be used with "cept" to form the word "intercept."
to intercept radio communications
The Coordinate Plane is really called the Cartesian Plane, which was developed by a french Mathematician, named Renee Descartes. He described the slope as "climbing" up or down a line (from left to right). The french word for "climb" is "monte" (with an accent over the 'e'). That's why he used 'm' for slope.
The slope of a line is its gradient
Slope is monosyllabic.
The new defensive end is likely to intercept the football on this play.
No, "brae" is not a root word in English. It is a Scottish word meaning a steep bank or slope of a hill. Root words are the basic form of a word from which other words are derived.
Slope only has one syllable.