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/æbˈsɪs.ə/ · noun
(geometry) 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.
Use abscissa when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Abscissa means (geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes..
Common synonyms include absciss.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
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