cartesian coordinates

Car·te·sian co·or·di·nate

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kahr-tee-zhuh n adjective, noun koh-awr-dn-it, -dn-eyt]
- /kɑrˈti ʒən adjective, noun koʊˈɔr dn ɪt, -dnˌeɪt/
- /kɑːˈti.zi.ən kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahr-tee-zhuh n adjective, noun koh-awr-dn-it, -dn-eyt]
- /kɑrˈti ʒən adjective, noun koʊˈɔr dn ɪt, -dnˌeɪt/

Definitions of cartesian coordinates words

noun plural cartesian coordinates a system of representing points in space in terms of their distance from a given origin measured along a set of mutually perpendicular axes. Written (x,y,z) with reference to three axes 3
noun cartesian coordinates a pair of numbers that locate a point in a plane by its distances from two fixed, intersecting, usually perpendicular lines in the same plane 3
noun cartesian coordinates a triad of numbers which locate a point in space by its distance from three fixed planes that intersect one another at right angles 3
noun cartesian coordinates Usually, Cartesian coordinates. a member of a system of coordinates for locating a point on a plane (Cartesian plane) by its distance from each of two intersecting lines, or in space by its distance from each of three planes intersecting at a point. 1
noun Technical meaning of cartesian coordinates (mathematics, graphics) (After Renee Descartes, French philosopher and mathematician) A pair of numbers, (x, y), defining the position of a point in a two-dimensional space by its perpendicular projection onto two axes which are at right angles to each other. x and y are also known as the abscissa and ordinate. The idea can be generalised to any number of independent axes. Compare polar coordinates. 1
noun cartesian coordinates (US) Alternative letter-case form of Cartesian coordinates. 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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