meaning of co ordinate

1. Cartesian coordinates 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.


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cartesian coordinates | co-ordinate | coordinate | coordinate axis | coordinate bond | coordinate clause | coordinate geometry | coordinate system | coordinated | coordinated universal time | coordinately | coordinateness | incoordinate | polar coordinate | subordinate conjunction | uncoordinated | universal time coordinated |

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