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Ordinate
In mathematics, ordinate refers to that element of an ordered pair which is plotted on the vertical axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, as opposed to the abscissa. The ordinate is the second of the two terms (often labeled x and y) which define the location of a point in such a coordinate system.
\( (\overbrace{x}^\text{abscissa}, \overbrace{y}^\text{ordinate}) \)
Examples
For the point (-7, 3), -7 is called the abscissa and 3, the ordinate.
See also
Cartesian coordinate conventions
Ordered pair
Abscissa
Function (mathematics)
Relation (mathematics)
Line chart
External links
Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics (O)
References
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