ordinate
noun/ˈɔːdɪnət/
/ˈɔːrdɪnət/
(mathematics)- the coordinate that gives the distance along the vertical axis compare abscissaWord Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin linea ordinata applicata ‘line applied parallel’, from ordinare ‘put in order’.
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