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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An algebraic equation, such as y = 2x + 7 or 3x + 2y − z = 4, in which the highest degree term in the variable or variables is of the first degree. The graph of such an equation is a straight line if there are two variables.
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- noun mathematics A
polynomial equation of the first degree (such as x = 2y - 7)
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- noun a polynomial equation of the first degree
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