Abscissa
Definition

An abscissa is the first element in an ordered pair. When an ordered pair is graphed as the coordinates of a point in the coordinate plane, the abscissa represents the directed distance of the point from the y-axis.


Another name for the abscissa is the x-coordinate.


Note: The ordinate or y-coordinate represents the directed distance of the point from the x-axis.

Abscissa Example

Demonstration
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