Abscissa and ordinate

In a Cartesian coordinate system, the terms "abscissa" and "ordinate" refer to the two coordinates that define the position of a point in a two-dimensional space. 1. **Abscissa**: This is the horizontal coordinate of a point, typically represented as the first value in an ordered pair \((x, y)\). In this pair, \(x\) represents the abscissa and indicates how far along the horizontal axis the point is located.