abscissa
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
- From Latin abscissa, feminine of abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“cut off”).
- See abscind.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
abscissa (plural abscissas or abscissae or abscissæ)
- (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. [First attested in the late 17th century.][1]
- The point
has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
- The point
has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.Usage notes [edit]
Originally, it referred to the portion of a line between a fixed point on that line and the intersection of that line with an ordinate.[1]
Synonyms [edit]
See also [edit]
Translations [edit]
first of two coordinates
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edition 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 8:
Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From abscissus, perfect passive participle of abscindō (“tear away”)
Noun [edit]
abscissa (genitive abscissae); f, first declension
Descendants [edit]
Participle [edit]
abscissa
- nominative feminine singular of abscissus
- nominative neuter plural of abscissus
- accusative neuter plural of abscissus
- vocative feminine singular of abscissus
- vocative neuter plural of abscissus
abscissā
- ablative feminine singular of abscissus
Swedish [edit]
Noun [edit]
abscissa c
Declension [edit]
Declension of abscissa
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| common | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | abscissa | abscissan | abscissor | abscissorna |
| genitive | abscissas | abscissans | abscissors | abscissornas |
