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abscissa

UK /æbˈsɪs.ə/ | US /æbˈsɪs.ə/

The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.

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

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
  2. 2
    noun The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.

Synonyms

absciss
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