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ordinate

or·di·nate [ áwrd'nət ] (plural or·di·nates)


noun 
Definition:
 
vertical coordinate of point: the vertical or y coordinate of a point on a two-dimensional graph or diagram in which pairs of numbers denote distances along fixed horizontal and vertical axes.
See also  abscissa


[Late 17th century. < Latin ordinare (see ordain)]
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