ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

Synonyms:

analytic geometry; analytical geometry; coordinate geometry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("analytic geometry" is a kind of...):

geometry (the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

Credits