x-coordinate: abscissa
y-coordinate: ordinate
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The first coordinate always is called the "x" coordinate, because it goes on the "x" axis, while the second coordinate is always called the "y" coordinate because it always goes on the "y" axis.
it is called the Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Other way around (X,Y)
Each of the four sections are called quadrants.
The center of the cartesian coordinate plane is called the origin and is located at the point (0,0), where the x and y axis meet.