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abscissa
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abscissa: see Cartesian coordinates Cartesian coordinates (kärtē`zhən)
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abscissa
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

abscissa [ab′sis·ə]
(mathematics)
One of the coordinates of a two-dimensional coordinate system, usually the horizontal coordinate, denoted byx.

(mathematics)abscissa - The horizontal or x coordinate on an (x, y) graph; the input of a function against which the output is plotted.

The vertical or y coordinate is the "ordinate".

See Cartesian coordinates.


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The total internal moment (R denominator) was also reduced because, despite an equal ground reaction force, the difference between the abscissas of the center of rotation (XA) and of the center of pressure (Xp) decreased.
 
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