CARTESIAN COORDINATE SYSTEM

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Cartesian coordinate system" is a kind of...):

coordinate system; frame of reference; reference frame; reference system (a system that uses coordinates to establish position)

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