Cartesian coordinates

See also: cartesian coordinates

English

Alternative forms

• cartesian coordinates (US)

Noun

Cartesian coordinates pl (plural only)

1. (algebraic geometry) 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).

Synonyms

• rectangular coordinates

Translations

coordinates of a point

Finnish: karteesiset koordinaatit pl French: coordonnées cartésiennes f pl Hungarian: Descartes-féle koordináták Japanese: デカルト座標 (dekaruto-zahyō), 直交座標 (chokkō-zahyō) Maori: taunga tukutuku Norwegian: Bokmål: kartesiske koordinater Nynorsk: kartesiske koordinatar Polish: współrzędne kartezjańskie nvir pl Romanian: coordonate carteziene (ro) f pl Russian: дека́ртовы координа́ты f pl (dekártovy koordináty) Spanish: coordenadas rectangulares f pl Swedish: kartesiska koordinater c pl Tagalog: mga Dekarthing katayuwat, mga paritadlunging katayuwat