ABSCISSA


Meaning of ABSCISSA in English

< 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)

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