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I have two interrelated (and inter-cultural) questions.

1- How does one say slope-intercept (form) in German (although the question might also be placed in the German language StackExchange, I think math is the right venue as it is related to mathematics terminology)?

2- Is there a difference between the American convention of the representation of slope-intercept formula (y=mx+b) and the German way of writing that formula?

Thank you very much in advance.

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In German the equation $y=mx+b$ is called "Geradengleichung mit Steigung $m$". A reference here is wikipedia, see "Haupt-oder Normalform".

Edit: The Japanese version of Wikipedia gives 直線の傾き・切片標準形 (slope–intercept form), $y=mx+b$, for interested readers.

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  • $\begingroup$ nice translation!! $\endgroup$
    – Dr. Sonnhard Graubner
    Nov 26, 2017 at 19:27
  • $\begingroup$ Thank you for your informative answer. Vielen Dank! $\endgroup$
    – serratusmagnus
    Nov 27, 2017 at 10:53

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