Definition of Cartesian coordinate system
1. Noun. 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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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cartesian Coordinate System
Literary usage of Cartesian coordinate system
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1. SAS/GRAPH 9.1 Reference by SAS Institute (2004)
"cartesian coordinate system the two- or three-dimensional coordinate system in
which perpendicular axes meet at the origin (0,0) or (0,0,0). ..."
2. SAS/GIS 9.1: Spatial Data and Procedure Guide by Institute SAS Institute, SAS Institute (2004)
"Ifthe spatial entry specifies the CARTESIAN coordinate system, then you must also
specify the CARTESIAN argument for the MAP statement. ..."
3. Ricci and Levi-Civita's Tensor Analysis Paper by Robert Hermann (1975)
"(There are no problems with orientation of the manifold, since we always work
with Rn, which comes with its natural cartesian coordinate system (x ,... ..."
4. The Geometry of Non-linear Differential Equations, Bäcklund Transformations by Robert Hermann (1976)
"The cartesian coordinate system for R'1 are the coordinates (x') such that:
xi(al,...,an) ..."
5. Differential Geometry in Statistical Inference by Shunʼichi Amari (1987)
"Since it is EXP (Q} self-dual, it is an (n+1)-dimensional Euclidean space with
an orthogonal cartesian coordinate system e. ..."
6. Geometry of Riemannian Spaces by Élie ( Cartan (1983)
"At each point N, with coordinates u1, u2,. . . ,un, it is possible to attach a
cartesian coordinate system in which N will be the origin and whose basis ..."
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