Definizione monolingua

abscissa

abscissa (plural abscissas or abscissae or abscissæ)

1. (geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes. The abscissa is also known as the ""x"" coordinate of a point, shown on the horizontal line, with the ordinate, also known as the ""y"" coordinate, shown on the vertical line.

   The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.

Definizione dizionario abscissa

	ascissa
	first of two coordinates
	In the Cartesian system, the horizontal coordinate.

Altri significati:

(geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes. The abscissa is also known as the "x" coordinate of a point, shown on the horizontal line, with the ordinate, also known as the "y" coordinate, shown on the vertical line.