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No. 10,862 in French

ordonnée

"Ordonnée" refers to the y-coordinate in a Cartesian coordinate system.

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  • Les coordonnées d'un point incluent l'abscisse et l'ordonnée.

    The coordinates of a point include the abscissa and the ordinate.

    Here, 'ordonnée' refers to the y-coordinate in a Cartesian coordinate system.

  • La maison était très ordonnée après le nettoyage.

    The house was very tidy after cleaning.

    In this sentence, 'ordonnée' is used as an adjective meaning 'tidy' or 'well-organized' to describe the state of the house.

  • Elle a réorganisé sa bibliothèque de manière ordonnée.

    She reorganized her library in an orderly manner.

    Here, 'ordonnée' functions as an adverbial form (derived from an adjective) modifying the action of reorganizing as being well-organized or systematic.

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