abscissa

<mathematics>

The horizontal or x coordinate on an (x, y) graph; the input of a function against which the output is plotted.

The vertical or y coordinate is the "ordinate".

See Cartesian coordinates.

Last updated: 1997-07-08

Nearby terms:

abort ♦ ABP ♦ ABR ♦ abscissa ♦ ABSET ♦ absolute path ♦ absolute pathname

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