Cartesian coordinate

Other forms: Cartesian coordinates

Definitions of Cartesian coordinate

1. noun

   one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes
   types:

   dimension

   one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space

   abscissa

   the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis

   ordinate

   the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

   type of:

   co-ordinate, coordinate

   a number that identifies a position relative to an axis