ordinate

noun

1. Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.

noun

1. the vertical or y -coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinatesCompare abscissa See also Cartesian coordinates

adj.late 14c., from Latin ordinatus, past participle of ordinare “arrange, set in order” (see ordain). Related: Ordinately. v.1560s, from Latin ordinatus, past participle of ordinare “arrange, set in order” (see ordain). Related: Ordinated; ordinating. n.

1. The plane Cartesian coordinate representing the distance from a specified point to the x-axis, measured parallel to the y-axis.

1. The distance of a point from the x-axis on a graph in the Cartesian coordinate system. It is measured parallel to the y-axis. For example, a point having coordinates (2,3) has 3 as its ordinate. Compare abscissa.