abscissa
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Definition of abscissa
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
“The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.”
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noun
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The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
“The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.”
- The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
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Etymology
By ellipsis from Latin [linea] abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut off”). See abscind.
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