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co-ordinate

DEFINITIONS OF: co-ordinate

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n a number that identifies a position relative to an axis

Synonyms:
coordinate
Types:
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Cartesian coordinate
one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
polar coordinate
either of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the pole
dimension
one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
abscissa
the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
ordinate
the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
Type of:
number
a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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