Abscissa (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural ab·scis·sas, ab·scis·sae [ab-sis-ee]. /æbˈsɪs i/. Mathematics.
  1. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the x-coordinate of a point: its distance from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis.
noun plural -scissas or -scissae (-ˈsɪsiː)
  1. the horizontal or x -coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates. It is the distance from the y -axis measured parallel to the x -axis
Plural abscissas abscissae (ăb-sĭsē)
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