absciss
|ab-sciss|
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/æbˈsɪs/
horizontal coordinate
Etymology
Etymology Information
'absciss' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'abscissus,' where 'ab-' meant 'away' and 'scindere' meant 'to cut.'
Historical Evolution
'abscissus' transformed into the French word 'abscisse,' and eventually became the modern English word 'absciss' through Middle English.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'to cut away,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'horizontal coordinate in geometry.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a term used in mathematics, specifically in coordinate geometry, referring to the horizontal coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
In the point (3, 4), the absciss is 3.
Synonyms
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