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Definition of ordinate noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ordinate

noun
 
/ˈɔːdɪnət/
 
/ˈɔːrdɪnət/
(mathematics)
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  1. the coordinate that gives the distance along the vertical axis compare abscissa
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin linea ordinata applicata ‘line applied parallel’, from ordinare ‘put in order’.
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