20/20: Consensus Definition of Counseling. The delegates met at the ACA Conference in Pittsburgh in March 2010 and agreed on a unified definition of counseling. Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals. The delegates made it clear that the definition was a basic framework and that each participating organization is welcome to add a statement that fleshes out the particular specialty or area of focus.
Linear equation. Graph sample of linear equations. A linear equation is an algebraic equation in which each term is either a constant or the product of a constant and (the first power of) a single variable (however, different variables may occur in different terms).
As the name implies, linear functions are graphically represented by lines. Definition: A linear function is a function that has a constant rate of change and can be represented by the equation y = mx + b, where m and b are constants. That is, for a fixed change in the independent variable there is a corresponding fixed change in the dependent variable.