ordinate

The definition of an ordinate is a value of a coordinate on the vertical axis.

(noun)

A coordinate on a plane that is vertical and measured in relation to the x axis is an example of an ordinate.

See ordinate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Math. the vertical Cartesian coordinate on a plane, measured from the x-axis along a line parallel with the y-axis to point P

Origin: < ModL (linea) ordinate (applicata), (line applied) in (an) ordered manner

See ordinate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Arranged in regular rows, as the spots on the wings of an insect.

noun

Symbol y The plane Cartesian coordinate representing the distance from a specified point to the x-axis, measured parallel to the y-axis.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, properly ordered

Origin: , from Latin ōrdinātus

Origin: , past participle of ōrdināre, to set in order

Origin: , from ōrdō, ōrdin-, order; see ar- in Indo-European roots

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