abscissa
n. distance of a coordinate from the the vertical axis (y-axis) of a graph measured on a line which is parallel to the horizontal axis (x-axis) | ||||
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Abscissa Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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abscissa
<mathematics> The horizontal or x coordinate on an (x, y) graph; the input of a function against which the output is plotted.
The vertical or y coordinate is the "ordinate".
See Cartesian coordinates.
(1997-07-08)
<mathematics> The horizontal or x coordinate on an (x, y) graph; the input of a function against which the output is plotted.
The vertical or y coordinate is the "ordinate".
See Cartesian coordinates.
(1997-07-08)
Abscissa Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Abscissa
(n.)
One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.
(n.)
One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.
| WordNet 2.0 |
abscissa
Noun
1. the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
(hypernym) cartesian coordinate
Noun
1. the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
(hypernym) cartesian coordinate
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abscissa
abscissa
\ab*scis"sa\ (&?;), n.; e. pl. abscissas, l. pl. absciss?. [l., fem. of abscissus, p. p. of absindere to cut of. see abscind.] (geom.) one of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal co?rdinate axes.
note: when referred to two intersecting axes, one of them called the axis of abscissas, or of x, and the other the axis of ordinates, or of y, the abscissa of the point is the distance cut off from the axis of x by a line drawn through it and parallel to the axis of y. when a point in space is referred to three axes having a common intersection, the abscissa may be the distance measured parallel to either of them, from the point to the plane of the other two axes. abscissas and ordinates taken together are called co?rdinates. -- ox or py is the abscissa of the point p of the curve, oy or px its ordinate, the intersecting lines ox and oy being the axes of abscissas and ordinates respectively, and the point o their origin.
abscissa
\ab*scis"sa\ (&?;), n.; e. pl. abscissas, l. pl. absciss?. [l., fem. of abscissus, p. p. of absindere to cut of. see abscind.] (geom.) one of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal co?rdinate axes.
note: when referred to two intersecting axes, one of them called the axis of abscissas, or of x, and the other the axis of ordinates, or of y, the abscissa of the point is the distance cut off from the axis of x by a line drawn through it and parallel to the axis of y. when a point in space is referred to three axes having a common intersection, the abscissa may be the distance measured parallel to either of them, from the point to the plane of the other two axes. abscissas and ordinates taken together are called co?rdinates. -- ox or py is the abscissa of the point p of the curve, oy or px its ordinate, the intersecting lines ox and oy being the axes of abscissas and ordinates respectively, and the point o their origin.
Abscissa Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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ABSCISSA (Symbol X)
(Mathematics) The coordinate representing the position of a point along a line perpendicular to the y-axis (Ordinate) in a Plane Cartesian Coordinate System.
(Mathematics) The coordinate representing the position of a point along a line perpendicular to the y-axis (Ordinate) in a Plane Cartesian Coordinate System.
Abscissa Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Abscissa Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Cartesian coordinate system
In mathematics, the Cartesian coordinate system (also called rectangular coordinate system) is used to determine each point uniquely in a plane through two numbers, usually called the x-coordinate and the y-coordinate of the point. To define the coordinates, two perpendicular directed lines (the x-axis or , and the y-axis or ), are specified, as well as the unit length, which is marked off on the two axes (see Figure 1). Cartesian coordinate systems are also used in space (where three coordinates are used) and in higher dimensions.
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