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Cartesian coordinates

 
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–noun (used with a plural verb) Mathematics.
a system of coordinates for locating a point on a plane (Cartesian plane) by its distance from each of two intersecting lines, or in space by its distance from each of three planes intersecting at a point.
Origin:
1885–90
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Cartesian plane  
n.  A plane having all points described by Cartesian coordinates.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry:  Cartesian Plane
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See coordinate plane
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