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Cartesian  

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  • 1. System of describing the position of points in space using perpendicular axis lines that meet at a point called the origin. (Britannica). 2. Cartesian coordinate system (UK: /kɑːrˈtiːzjən/, US: /kɑːrˈtiːʒən/) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely by a pair of real numbers called coordinates, which are the signed distances to the point from two fixed perpendicular oriented lines, called coordinate lines, coordinate axes or just axes (plural of axis) of the system. (Wikipedia)

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