Definition of abscissa Abscissa

ab•scis•sa

We found 5 definitions of abscissa from 5 different sources.

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What does abscissa mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: abscissas

abscissa - the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • abscissa (n.)
    One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • abscissa
    In the Cartesian system, the horizontal coordinate.

Electrical DictionaryThe Standard Electrical Dictionary 💡

  • abscissa
    In a system of plane co-ordinates (see Co-ordinates) the distance of any point from the axis of ordinates measured parallel to the axis of abscissas.

    In the cut the abscissa of the point a is the line or distance a c.

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