Question

What is ordinate in maths?

Answer 1

Definition of Ordinate:

In a two-dimensional graph, the vertical refers $y-\mathrm{axis}$ to the ordinate and the horizontal $x-\mathrm{axis}$ refers to the abscissa.

If a coordinate point $(x,y)$ is given. Then, the value $x$ represents abscissa and the value $y$ represents ordinate.

Example:

In a coordinate point$(-2,3)$,

$$\begin{gathered} -2=\mathrm{Abscissa} \\ 3=\mathrm{Ordinate} \end{gathered}$$

Hence, the $\mathbf{y}\mathbf{-}\mathbf{coordinate}$ of a point is called the ordinate.