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ordinates

ordinates is the plural of ordinate.

ordinates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ordinate.

Meaning of ordinate

Noun

ordinate (plural ordinates)

  1. The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
    • Coordinate term: abscissa
  2. The vertical line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the ordinate (sense above) is shown.

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Questions about ordinates

What is ordinates the plural of?
Ordinates is the plural of ordinate.

Words near ordinates in the dictionary

  1. ordinate dimensioned
  2. ordinate dimensioning
  3. ordinate dimensions
  4. ordinated
  5. ordinately
  6. ordinates
  7. ordinating
  8. ordination
  9. ordination hall
  10. ordination mill
  11. ordination mills

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