plane equation

[markraz]

Hi, with regards to the "general" equation of a plane:

ax+bx+cz+d = 0

what are the proper syntactical mathematical names for each of the 8 elements in this equation?

thanks

 

[pka]

Hi, with regards to the "general" equation of a plane:
ax+bx+cz+d = 0
what are the proper syntactical mathematical names for each of the 8 elements in this equation?

What a very odd question.
Where does the eight come in to consideration? I do not see any possible way for it.
Why do you think at there is such a think known as proper syntactical mathematical names?

 

[markraz]

What a very odd question.
Where does the eight come in to consideration? I do not see any possible way for it.
Why do you think at there is such a think known as proper syntactical mathematical names?

there are 8 "variables"

1. a "coefficient"?
2. x "Variable"?
3. b
4. y
5. c
6. z
7. constant of some type ??
= (this is an equal sign)
8. constant of some type ??

I'm just curious if these have specific names ?? are some called "coefficients" ?? are 7 and 8? perhaps known as "constants"? I'm just asking is there some type of proper name mathematicians gave these elements when they came up with plane equations?? There has to be a proper syntactical name for them documented somewhere. I envision back in the day some dude that looked like Ben Franklin who had wooden teeth and long white hair just sat home in the pitch black darkness and thought of things like giving names to variables in certain contexts such and plane equations. I know in a proofs class I took my professor wanted names for everything.... So I'm certain they exist in some math manual