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Cartesian coordinate

Car·te·sian co·or·di·nate (plural Car·te·sian co·or·di·nates)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. number showing position of point on plane: one of a pair of coordinates giving the location of a point on a plane, relative to an origin and two perpendicular axes

2. number showing position of point in space: one of three coordinates giving the location of a point in space, relative to an origin and three mutually perpendicular planes

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