ordinate

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.

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