Meaning Of The Word Ordinate

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ordinate in American English
the vertical Cartesian coordinate on a plane, measured from the x-axis along a line parallel with the y-axis to point P
noun: the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis

ordinate in British English
noun: the vertical or y-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates

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