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A coordinate grid has two perpendicular lines, or axes, labeled like number lines. The horizontal axis is called the x-axis. The vertical axis is called the y-axis. The point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect is called the origin. The numbers on a coordinate grid are used to locate points. Each point can be identified by an ordered pair of numbers; that is, a number on the x-axis called an x-coordinate, and a number on the y-axis called a y-coordinate. Ordered pairs are written in parentheses (x-coordinate, y-coordinate).
X-axis. When referring to the cartesian plane, the x-axis or horizontal axis refers to the horizontal width of a two or three-dimensional object. The illustration shows the x-axis as going left-to-right and intersecting both the y-axis and z-axis. A good example of what uses the x-axis is a computer mouse. As the mouse moves left or right the x-axis value increases and decreases, which allows the computer to know where the mouse cursor is on the screen. Below is a JavaScript script, which if enabled shows you the mouses x-axis and y-axis position as you move your mouse on your screen.