ALL meanings of cartesian coordinates
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C c - 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 Definition of cartesian coordinates in Technology (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 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 cartesian coordinates (US) Alternative letter-case form of Cartesian coordinates. 0