ordinate
The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed…The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
» In the point (3, 5) on a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, 3 is the abscissa and 5 is the ordinate.
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2 sensesThe second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
Coordinate term: abscissa
The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
Ordinate
ордина́таordináta
The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.
Hochachse
the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
Examples
2 sentencesIn the point (3, 5) on a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, 3 is the abscissa and 5 is the ordinate.
A quadrilateral with all positive abscissas but all negative ordinates would fall into quadrant IV of the Cartesian coordinate plane.
deEin Viereck mit lauter positiven Abszissen, aber negativen Ordinaten liegt in der kartesischen Koordinatenebene im IV. Quadranten. — Waldelfe
Translations
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Origin
Partly inherited from Middle English ordinat(e) (adjective and participle), partly directlPartly inherited from Middle English ordinat(e) (adjective and participle), partly directly borrowed from Latin ōrdinātus, perfect passive participle of ōrdinō, see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Doublet of ordain.
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