English-German translations for abscissa

• Abszisse die
  Diese schlägt uns eine spezielle Steuer vor, eine Abszisse von 50 % mit einer Mindeststeuer von 70 %. The Commission proposes a special tax, an abscissa of 50% with a threshold of 70%.
• Rechtsachse die

Definition of abscissa

• The first of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate axes.
• The horizontal line representing an axis of a Cartesian coordinate system, on which the abscissa is shown

Examples

• The point $(3,2)$ has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.

Related words

• absciss
• abscission
• abscissin
• abscisse
• abscission layer
• abscission zone