abscissa
1 synonym for abscissa, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — In a system of coordinate axes, the value that fixes a point's horizontal position, usually its x-coordinate.
Synonyms
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absciss
How to use abscissa
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
abscissa and ordinate
plot the abscissa
along the abscissa
value of the abscissa
It is a specialist mathematical term, rarely heard outside geometry and graph work.
Etymology
Abscissa comes from Latin, shortened from the phrase linea abscissa, meaning a cut-off line. Abscissa is the feminine form of abscissus, the past participle of the verb abscindere, meaning to cut off.
Full origin of abscissa →Frequently asked questions
What does abscissa mean in maths?
It is the value that gives a point's position along the horizontal axis of a graph, commonly called the x-coordinate.
What is the difference between abscissa and ordinate?
The abscissa is the horizontal (x) coordinate of a point, while the ordinate is its vertical (y) coordinate.
Where does the word abscissa come from?
It comes from Latin, from a phrase meaning a cut-off line, based on the verb abscindere, to cut off.
