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Abscissa
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| Abscissa
Let P(x,y) be any point in the two dimensional coordinate system, x the distance of a point P(x,y) from y-axis. (i.e. the line x = 0) is called Abscissa. |
Examples
For the point 
, Abscissa is 
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