how to pronounce abscissa

/æbˈsɪs.ə/

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abscissa is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of abscissa

noun:

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

abscissa frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word abscissa occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics abscissa can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that abscissa can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;