Question

what is abcissa and ordinate

Answer 1

In mathematics, the abscissa and the ordinate are respectively the first and second coordinate of a point in a coordinate system: abscissa -axis (horizontal) coordinate ordinate -axis (vertical) coordinate.

Answer 2

The x-coordinate of a point on graph is called abscissa, whereas the y-coordinate of a point on graph is called ordinate.

For example,

A(5, -6), abscissa is 5 and orfinate is -6