abscissa
Aussprache: [æbˈsɪsə]
Wort
Kontext: „mathematics“
(noun) the value of a point on a graph that shows how far it is left or right. It's the horizontal position of a point when you draw a coordinate system, like the x in (x, y).
Beispiel
In the point (3, 5), the abscissa is 3, which tells us how far to move along the floor line.
Beispiel
In a line graph with no numbers, you can't find the abscissa of any point.
Beispiel
What is the abscissa of the point (7, 2)?
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