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y-axis
Also called axis of ordinates. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. -
abscissa
the horizontal or x-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates. It is the distance from the y-axis measured parallel to the x-axis -
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sine
an indispensable condition; requisite. -
sine curve
a curve described by the equation y = sin x, the ordinate being equal to the sine of the abscissa. -
sinusoid
a curve described by the equation y = a sin x, the ordinate being proportional to the sine of the abscissa.