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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 •… … Useful english dictionary
cartesian coordinate — /kaˌtiʒən koʊˈɔdənət/ (say kah.teezhuhn koh awduhnuht) noun Mathematics one of the set of numbers that locate a point in a rectilinear two dimensional (or three dimensional) system, defined by the perpendicular distances of the point from two (or …
Cartesian coordinate system — Illustration of a Cartesian coordinate plane. Four points are marked and labeled with their coordinates: (2, 3) in green, (−3, 1) in red, (−1.5, −2.5) in blue, and the origin (0, 0) in purple. A Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point… … Wikipedia
Cartesian coordinate robot — A cartesian coordinate robot (also called linear robot) is an industrial robot whose three principal axes of control are linear (i.e. they move in a straight line rather than rotate) and are at right angles to each other. Among other advantages,… … Wikipedia
Cartesian coordinate system — noun a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system • Hypernyms: ↑coordinate system, ↑frame of reference, ↑reference system, ↑reference frame … Useful english dictionary
Cartesian coordinate — noun The coordinates of a point measured from an origin along a horizontal axis from left to right (the x axis) and along a vertical axis from bottom to top (the y axis). This can be extended to three dimensions by the z axis perpendicular to the … Wiktionary
Cartesian — means of or relating to the French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes mdash; from his name mdash; Rene Des Cartes .See:*Cartesian dualism * Cartesian Meditations , a work by Edmund Husserl * Cartesian linguistics , a work by Noam… … Wikipedia
Cartesian product — Cartesian square redirects here. For Cartesian squares in category theory, see Cartesian square (category theory). In mathematics, a Cartesian product (or product set) is a construction to build a new set out of a number of given sets. Each… … Wikipedia
Coordinate system — For geographical coordinates on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Geographical coordinates. In geometry, a coordinate system is a system which uses one or more numbers, or coordinates, to uniquely determine the position of a point or other… … Wikipedia
coordinate system — noun a system that uses coordinates to establish position • Syn: ↑frame of reference, ↑reference system, ↑reference frame • Hypernyms: ↑arrangement, ↑organization, ↑organisation, ↑system … Useful english dictionary
