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Abscissa (English)

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Definition (keystage 3)

The x co-ordinate in a Cartesian co-ordinate system.

Example (keystage 3)

The abscissa of (6,5) is 6.

Relations

broader:: (en) Ordinate
references:: (en) Cartesian coordinate system

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