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Physical system > Spatial qualifier > Coordinate system > Cartesian Coordinate System

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Cartesian Coordinate System  

Definition

  • 1. System of describing the position of points in space using perpendicular axis lines that meet at a point called the origin (Britannica). 2. A Cartesian coordinate system is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a pair of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances from the point to two fixed perpendicular directed lines, measured in the same unit of length (STATO Ontology).

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https://purls.helmholtz-metadaten.de/evoks/sdv/Cartesian

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