ordinate
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ordinate
the vertical or y-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates
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ordinate
[′ȯrd·ən·ət] (mathematics)
The perpendicular distance of a point (x,y) of the plane from the x axis.
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ordinate
(mathematics)The y-coordinate on an (x,y) graph; the output
of a function plotted against its input.
x is the "abscissa".
See Cartesian coordinates.
x is the "abscissa".
See Cartesian coordinates.
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