In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (UK: /kɑːrˈtiːzjən/, US: /kɑːrˈtiːʒən/) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely...

unique coordinate and each real number is the coordinate of a unique point. The prototypical example of a coordinate system is the Cartesian coordinate system...

reference systems that are in use, and forms the basis for most others. Although latitude and longitude form a coordinate tuple like a cartesian coordinate system...

national systems such as the British National Grid, and State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS). Engineering coordinate system (or local, custom) A cartesian coordinate...

direction. The reference point (analogous to the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system) is called the pole, and the ray from the pole in the reference...

A Cartesian coordinate robot (also called linear robot) is an industrial robot whose three principal axes of control are linear (i.e. they move in a straight...

simple Cartesian coordinate system to specify locations rather than a more complex spherical coordinate system (the geographic coordinate system of latitude...

+a} , respectively, on the x {\displaystyle x} -axis of the Cartesian coordinate system. The most common definition of elliptic coordinates ( μ , ν )...

In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system is a coordinate system for three-dimensional space where the position of a given point in space is specified...

category theory Cartesian coordinate system, modern rectangular coordinate system Cartesian diagram, a construction in category theory Cartesian geometry, now...

displacement from a reference position in a three-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system (i.e., with XYZ axes). In addition to moving the probe along...

A projected coordinate system – also called a projected coordinate reference system, planar coordinate system, or grid reference system – is a type of...

The axes of a two-dimensional Cartesian system divide the plane into four infinite regions, called quadrants, each bounded by two half-axes. These are...

topics. Later, the plane was described in a so-called Cartesian coordinate system, a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a...

space. The (n – 1)-sphere is the boundary of an n-ball. Given a Cartesian coordinate system, the unit n-sphere of radius 1 can be defined as: S n = { x ∈...

are a coordinate system for Euclidean space in which the coordinate lines may be curved. These coordinates may be derived from a set of Cartesian coordinates...

strongly related to Cartesian coordinates and, more generally, affine coordinates. For a space of dimension n, these coordinate systems are defined relative...

kind of geometric symmetry. In a Cartesian coordinate system, the origin is the point where the axes of the system intersect. The origin divides each...

geocentric Cartesian coordinate system PZ-90. It was used in geodetic calculations, notably in military mapping and determining state borders. The coordinate system...

the Cartesian xy-plane (with equation z = 0), and the cylindrical axis is the Cartesian z-axis. Then the z-coordinate is the same in both systems, and...

position such as (5, 2, 1) in a 3-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system with the basis as the axes of this system. Coordinates are always specified relative...

in two dimensions is a mapping from an xy-Cartesian coordinate system to an x′y′-Cartesian coordinate system in which the origin is kept fixed and the...

first and second coordinate of a point in a Cartesian coordinate system: abscissa ≡ x {\displaystyle \equiv x} -axis (horizontal) coordinate, ordinate ≡ y...

analytic geometry, also known as coordinate geometry or Cartesian geometry, is the study of geometry using a coordinate system. This contrasts with synthetic...

absolute coordinate system uses the cartesian coordinate system, where a point on the machine is specifically defined. The cartesian coordinate system is a...

drawn from up to down (or down to up), such as the y-axis in the Cartesian coordinate system. The word horizontal is derived from the Latin horizon, which...

Cartesianism is the philosophical and scientific system of René Descartes and its subsequent development by other seventeenth century thinkers, most notably...

the task at hand may be used. Commonly, one uses the familiar Cartesian coordinate system, or sometimes spherical polar coordinates, or cylindrical coordinates:...

Earth-fixed coordinate system (acronym ECEF), also known as the geocentric coordinate system, is a cartesian spatial reference system that represents...

in two dimensions is a mapping from an xy-Cartesian coordinate system to an x′y′-Cartesian coordinate system in which the origin is kept fixed and the...