abscissa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

/æbˈsɪs.ə/ en-us-abscissa.ogg

abscissa abscissas abscissae abscissæ

By ellipsis from Latin [linea] abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut off”). See abscind.

absciss

ordinate applicate

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