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or·di·nate (ôrd′'n it, -āt′)

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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