Florida International University is one of the largest universities in the nation with a student population of more than 47,000 students. This size means that the school offers a wide range of education, with more than 200 bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs.
y-axâ¢is. 1. (in a plane Cartesian coordinate system) the axis, usu. vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and from which the abscissa is measured. 2. (in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system) the axis along which values of y are measured and at which both x and z equal zero.. 1. (Mathematics) a reference axis, usually vertical, of a graph or two-or three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system along which the y-coordinate is measured. (ËwaÉªËaek ËwaÉªËÃ¦k). sÉªs., n. pl-yâ¢ax (es ËwaÉªËaek). ËwaÉªËÃ¦k siz
For example, a vertical line is the trajectory with respect to the earth (if we neglect its diurnal rotation) of a free particle that is released without an initial velocity and moves under the influence of gravity.