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Y- coordinate of a point is also called obscissa​

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When an ordered pair is graphed as the coordinates of a point in the coordinate plane, the y-coordinate represents the directed distance of the point from the x-axis. Another name for the y-coordinate is the ordinate. Note: The x-coordinate or abscissa represents the directed distance of the point from the y-axis.

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Answer 2

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(geometry) The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes. The abscissa is also known as the "x" coordinate of a point, shown on the horizontal line, with the ordinate, also known as the "y" coordinate, shown on the vertical line.

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