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abscissa

nounfemininetechnicaluncommon/ɐbˈsisɐ/ab·cis·sa

Definition

In a Cartesian coordinate system, the horizontal coordinate, usually represented by the x-axis.

“To locate the point, it is necessary to know its abscissa and its ordinate.”

“The graph shows the temperature variation as a function of the abscissa, which represents time.”

x-axisabscissa valueabscissa and ordinate