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barycentric coordinate system

[ bar-uh-sen-trik ]

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a system of coordinates for an n- dimensional Euclidean space in which each point is represented by n constants whose sum is 1 and whose product with a given set of linearly independent points equals the point.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of barycentric coordinate system1

< Greek barý ( s ) heavy + -centric

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