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HOTmaths dictionary

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Term Definition
x-axis horizontal axis of the number plane (see also x-coordinate)
Related links:
The number plane — Plotting positive integers
The number plane — Extending the number plane
The number plane — Graphs from equations
The number plane — Equations from lines
The number plane — Comparing lines and equations
The number plane — Intersecting lines
 
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Term Definition
x-coordinate the first coordinate of an ordered pair

The second coordinate is called the y-coordinate.
(See also x-axis and y-axis.)
 
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