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The x-axis (horizontal) shows time, starting before the Industrial Era (1750) and then extending into the future until the year 3000.

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  1. noun The horizontal axis of a two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.
  2. noun One of three axes in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system.

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  • The x-axis (horizontal) shows time, starting before the Industrial Era (1750) and then extending into the future until the year 3000. —  RealClimate
  • The x-axis is strikeouts per batter faced (K / BF) and the y-axis is groundball percentage (GB\%). —  Baseball Analysts
  • The x-axis is strikeouts per batter faced (K / BF) and the y-axis is groundball percentage —  Baseball Analysts
  • Not surprisingly, the New York Yankees spent $75 million more than the next highest team (Boston Red Sox) and $126 million over the average MLB team. analyze payroll efficiency, I created a graph with payroll on the y-axis and wins on the x-axis. —  Baseball Analysts
  • P is the point (0; r), Q is the upper point of intersection of the two circles, and R is the point of intersection of the line PQ and the x-axis. —  Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions
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