Basic math glossary-X

Basic math glossary-X define words beginning with the letter X

x-axis: The horizontal number line that passes through the origin in the cartesian coordinate system.

x-coordinate: In an ordered pair, it is the first value that describes the location of points in the cartesian coodinate system.

x-intercept:It is the x value or coordinate where a line or curve crosses the x-axis. In this situation, the y-value is always equal to zero


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