Abscissa
Word | ABSCISSA |
Character | 8 |
Hyphenation | ab scis sa |
Pronunciations | /æbˈsɪs.ə/ |
Definitions and meanings of "Abscissa"
What do we mean by abscissa?
The coordinate representing the position of a point along a line perpendicular to the y-axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system. noun
In mathematics: In the conic sections, that part of a transverse axis which lies between its vertex and a perpendicular ordinate to it from a given point of the conic. Thus (fig. 1), in the parabola PAC, AM, the part of the axis AB cut off by the ordinate PM, is the abscissa of the point P. In the system of Cartesian coördinates, a certain line used in determining the position of a point in a plane. noun
One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coördinate axes. noun
The value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis noun
The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa (sense above) is shown.
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