Ordinate
See also: ordination
In mathematics, ordinate refers to that element of an ordered pair which is plotted on the vertical axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system, as opposed to the abscissa. The ordinate is the second of the two terms (often labeled x and y) which define the location of a point in such a coordinate system.
Examples
- For the point (-7, 3), -7 is called the abscissa and 3, the ordinate.
See also
- Cartesian_coordinate_system#Notations_and_conventions
- ordinate on Wiktionary
- Ordered pair
- Abscissa
- Function (mathematics)
- Relation (mathematics)
References
This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.