Vocabulary for the Coordinate Plane and Functions

The intersection of two number lines - a horizontal axis and a vertical axis

• Coordinate Plane

• X Axis

• Y Axis

• Quadrants

The horizontal axis on the Coordinate Plane

• Origin

• X Axis

• Y Axis

• Quadrants

The vertical axis on the Coordinate Plane

• Origin

• X Axis

• Y Axis

• Quadrants

The four regions into which the coordinate plane is separated

• Origin

• X Axis

• Y Axis

• Quadrants

The point at which the X axis and Y axis intersect

• Origin

• Ordered Pair

• Discrete Graph

• Continuous Graph

A set of numbers written in the form (X, Y)

• X Coordinate

• Ordered Pair

• Discrete Graph

• Continuous Graph

• Y Coordinate

The first value in an ordered pair that represents the horizontal placement of the point

• X Coordinate

• Relation

• Discrete Graph

• Continuous Graph

• Y Coordinate

The second value in an ordered pair that represents the vertical placement of the point

• X Coordinate

• Relation

• Discrete Graph

• Continuous Graph

• Y Coordinate

A graph that consists of points that are not connected

• Domain

• Relation

• Discrete Graph

• Continuous Graph

• Range

A function graphed with a line or smooth curve

• Domain

• Relation

• Discrete Graph

• Continuous Graph

• Range