or·di·nate

[awr-dn-it, -eyt]
noun
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
Compare abscissa.


Origin:
1670–80; extracted from Neo-Latin (līnea) ordināte (applicāta) (line applied) in order; ordināte (adv.), derivative of Latin ordinātus arranged. See ordination

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ordinate (ˈɔːdɪnɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Compare abscissa See also Cartesian coordinates the vertical or y-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates
 
[C16: from New Latin phrase (linea) ordināte (applicāta) (line applied) in an orderly manner, from ordināre to arrange in order]

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problem solving defined only for an isolated set of points, using only arithmetic and algebra; not involving calculus
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ordinate
late 14c., from L. ordinatus, pp. of ordinare arrange (see ordain). The verb is recorded from 1560s.
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ordinate or·di·nate (ôr'dn-ĭt, -āt')
n.
The plane Cartesian coordinate representing the distance from a specified point to the x-axis, measured parallel to the y-axis.

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ordinate   (ôr'dn-ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
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.
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ordinate definition

mathematics
The y-coordinate on an (x,y) graph; the output of a function plotted against its input.
x is the "abscissa".
See Cartesian coordinates.
(1997-07-08)

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Example sentences
But sometimes markets cannot co-ordinate activities effectively.
And someone has to co-ordinate the multinationals' local service-providers, be
  they auditors or patent lawyers.
It is important to co-ordinate these with equally magnanimous discoveries in
  microbiology.
Mobile calls are for last-minute planning or to co-ordinate travel and meetings.
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