Difference between revisions of "Ordinate"

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"Ordinate" is another name for an y-coordinate of a point (x,y).
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The '''ordinate''' of a point <math>(x, y)</math> in the [[Cartesian coordinate system]] is the <math>y</math>-coordinate.

Revision as of 09:46, 30 July 2006

The ordinate of a point $(x, y)$ in the Cartesian coordinate system is the $y$-coordinate.