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View synonyms for analytic geometry

analytic geometry

noun

  1. a branch of mathematics in which algebraic procedures are applied to geometry and position is represented analytically by coordinates.

analytic geometry

/ ăn′ə-lĭt′ĭk /

  1. The use of algebra to solve problems in geometry, whereby geometric figures are represented by algebraic equations and plotted using coordinates.

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Origin of analytic geometry1

First recorded in 1820–30

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