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cartesian coordinates

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
carte-sian -co-or-di-nates
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The coordinates of a point measured as its perpendicular distance to the right of a vertical axis (the y-axis) and its perpendicular distance above a horizontal axis (the x-axis).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Cartesian coordinates.

American usage

Usage

Synonyms

rectangular coordinates

Questions

What does cartesian coordinates mean?
The coordinates of a point measured as its perpendicular distance to the right of a vertical axis (the y-axis) and its perpendicular distance above a horizontal axis (the x-axis).

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