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Term: abscissa

Description:

An abscissa refers to the numerical value or position of a point along the x-axis of a Cartesian coordinate system. It is commonly used in mathematics and graphing to represent the horizontal coordinate of a point.

Examples of Usage:

As a noun:

1. The abscissa of the point P is given by its x-coordinate.
2. The abscissas of all the data points are plotted on the graph.

As a verb:

1. If we abscissa the points, we can clearly see the correlation.
2. Make sure to abscissa the data accurately to obtain precise results.

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