abscissa
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The horizontal distance from the y-axis in coordinate geometry. In this diagram the abscissa is 4.
In coordinate geometry, the x-coordinate of a point – that is, the horizontal distance of that point from the vertical or y-axis. For example, a point with the coordinates (4, 3) has an abscissa of 4. The y-coordinate of a point is known as the ordinate.
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