Question

what do you mean by ordinate of a point

Answer 1

the y axis coordinate is called ordinate. just as x axis coordinate is called abscissa. y coordinate is always mentioned second.

Answer 2

The distance of a point from the x-axis on a graph in the Cartesian coordinate system. It is measured parallel to the y-axis. For example, a point having coordinates (2,3) has 3 as its ordinate