noun
ordinate; y-coordinate
Technical term in mathematics and coordinate geometry for the vertical coordinate in a Cartesian plane. Often contrasted with 横座標 (abscissa).
See also: 横座標
点の縦座標はy軸上の位置を示す。
The ordinate of a point indicates its position on the y-axis.
グラフでは、縦座標と横座標の両方
On a graph, you need to check both the ordinate and the abscissa.
座標 is the general term for 'coordinate'; 縦座標 specifies the vertical component.
Compound of 縦 (vertical) and 座標 (coordinate). The reading たてざひょう follows standard rendaku voicing.