x-axis
noun
x-ax·is
ˈeks-ˌak-səs 
1
: the axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate system parallel to which abscissas are measured
2
: one of the three axes in a three-dimensional rectangular coordinate system
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Complex numbers can be plotted on a plane, with the real part on the x-axis and the imaginary part on the y-axis.
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Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
That’s because the roots of a function occur where its graph crosses the horizontal line y=0 (the x-axis), and in general, those intersections aren’t symmetric about the cubic’s special point of symmetry.
—Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
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Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
That’s because the roots of a function occur where its graph crosses the horizontal line y=0 (the x-axis), and in general, those intersections aren’t symmetric about the cubic’s special point of symmetry.
—Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 24 Mar. 2023
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“X-axis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/x-axis. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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