ordinate
/ˈɔː(ɹ)dɪnət/noun
High School
1
The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
2
The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.
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