Y-intercept

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In analytic geometry, using the common convention that the horizontal axis represents a variable ${\displaystyle x}$ and the vertical axis represents a variable ${\displaystyle y}$, a ${\displaystyle y}$-intercept or vertical intercept is a point where the graph of a function or relation intersects the ${\displaystyle y}$-axis of the coordinate system.^[1] As such, these points satisfy ${\displaystyle x=0}$.