cartesian coordinate

Noun
  1. One of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively;
    The two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes (synset 106020441)
    is a type of: co-ordinate, coordinate - a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
    subtypes:
    • dimension - one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
    • abscissa - the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
    • ordinate - the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

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