These are essentially arbitrary labels, but there is still some reason why those letters were chosen rather than some other letters such as a and b. Other letters are associated with a larger number of words which might turn out to be applicable to various graphs. A for altitude, b for babies, etc. X is the least used letter of the English (or French - Rene Descartes, inventer of the Cartesian coordinate system, was French)alphabet and therefore it seemed to be a good candidate for a new job, to stand for the unknown in an algebraic equation, and since y is the letter that comes after x, it seemed to have some logical connection, if you wanted to graph two variable quantities against each other.
They are the x and y axes
The x and y axes on the Cartesian plane intersect at the origin at right angles
The plane on which you graph is called the Cartesian plane. It consists of two perpendicular axes: the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis. Points on the plane are represented by ordered pairs (x, y), indicating their position relative to these axes. The Cartesian plane is fundamental in mathematics for plotting equations and visualizing relationships between variables.
The ordinate is the y coordinate of a point and the abscissa is the x coordinate of a point and both axes intercept each other at the point of origin (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane.
The axes that divide a plane into regions are called coordinate axes. In a typical Cartesian coordinate system, these are the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis. Together, they create four distinct quadrants in the plane, each representing different combinations of positive and negative values for the x and y coordinates.
They are the x and y axes
The x and y axes cross the origin on the Cartesian plane
The x and y axes on the Cartesian plane intersect at the origin at right angles
The x and y axes on the Cartesian plane intersect at the origin at right angles
The x and y axes intersect at the point of origin at (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane
It is the x axis and the y axis and both axes are found on the Cartesian plane
The ordinate is the y coordinate of a point and the abscissa is the x coordinate of a point and both axes intercept each other at the point of origin (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane.
The axes that divide a plane into regions are called coordinate axes. In a typical Cartesian coordinate system, these are the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis. Together, they create four distinct quadrants in the plane, each representing different combinations of positive and negative values for the x and y coordinates.
The horizontal line is the x axis and the vertical line is the y axis.
The coordinate axes are the x and y axes that intersect each other at right angles at the point of origin (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane.
A Cartesian plane is a 2-dimensional, flat surface. The plane has two mutually axes that meet, at right angles, at a point which is called the origin. Conventionally the axes are horizontal (x-axis) and vertical (y-axis) and distances from the origin are marked along these axes. The position of any point in the plane can be uniquely identified by an ordered pair, (p, q) where p is the distance of the point along the x-axis (the abscissa) and q is the distance of the point along the y-axis (the ordinate).
They are found on the Cartesian plane by means of the x and y axes