Essential Math Vocabulary: The Coordinate Plane

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  1. axis
    a straight line through a body or figure
  2. coordinate
    a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
  3. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  4. horizontal
    parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line
  5. intercept
    the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
  6. intersection
    a point where lines meet
  7. origin
    the point of intersection of axes on a coordinate plane
  8. plane
    an unbounded two-dimensional shape
  9. slope
    the property of a line that departs from the horizontal
  10. vertical
    at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line
Created on Wed Jul 14 10:54:39 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Jul 14 10:55:24 EDT 2021)

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