Associations to the word «Abscissa»

Wiktionary

ABSCISSA, noun. (geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes. The abscissa is also known as the "x" coordinate of a point, shown on the horizontal line, with the ordinate, also known as the "y" coordinate, shown on the vertical line. [First attested in the late 17th century.]

Dictionary definition

ABSCISSA, noun. The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis.

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