abscissa

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /æbˈsɪs.ə/

Noun

abscissa (plural abscissas)

1. (geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.[First attested in the late 17^th century.]

   The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.

2. (geometry) The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

Synonyms

• absciss

Translations

• French: abscisse
• German: Abszisse
• Italian: ascissa
• Portuguese: abscissa
• Russian: абсци́сса
• Spanish: abscisa

Translations

• German: Rechtsachse

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