Cartesian coordinate

Definitions of Cartesian coordinate

noun
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

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types:
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:
co-ordinate, coordinate
a number that identifies a position relative to an axis

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