[Tex/LaTex] symbol for the y intercept in a linear model

Question

Model parameters in an linear regression include an intercept for the response variable (or in other words, a y intercept). Is there a symbol for this?

I cannot find one in lists of maths symbols, for example like this one.

Answer 1

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    For the y-intercept, a lot of people use the letter $b$, but there is no reference on this. You can refer to your intercept easily as $f(0)$ or name the point $\mathrm{P}(0,f(0))$. A last suggestion would be to type $f(x)\big|_{x = 0}$.

    As always, you do have the possibility to define your own symbols and use them in your whole document:
    \begin{tabbing}
        \hspace*{5ex}\= \kill
        $\mathfrak{y}$ \> $y$-intercept \\
        $\mathfrak{x}$ \> $x$-intercept % just examples, I was surprised by the ugly result...
    \end{tabbing}
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