Cartesian coordinates
Ordered axis pairs
Cartesian coordinates identify a point's position in space using perpendicular axes.
In two dimensions, a point is located by its horizontal distance (x) and vertical distance (y) from an origin: The point (3, 5) lies three units right and five units up.
Three-dimensional coordinates add a z-axis for depth.
Named for René Descartes, who unified algebra and geometry by representing geometric shapes as equations.
Rotation reference line
- originStarting point or source
- planeWinged flying vehicle
- quadrantFourth of a circle
- abscissaHorizontal position on graph
ordinate · point · line · intersection · perpendicular · parallel · Euclidean · dimension
Openwork of crossed strips
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- meshInterlocking open weave
- graph paperPre-gridded drawing sheets
- spreadsheetTabular data organizer
quadrant · squares · intersections · framework · reticulation · array · cells · rows
Storyline or land parcel
- scatterplotGraph of coordinate pairs
- trendlineStatistical direction indicator
- datapointOne measured value recorded
- curveSmooth, angleless line
graph · chart · diagram · visualization · axes · scale · gridline · legend
Satellite-based location technology
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- waypointNavigation reference location
- positioningArranging in specific locations
geolocation · surveying · mapping · route · bearing · triangulation · geocaching · locator
axis
Rotation reference line
abscissa · ordinate · point · line · intersection · perpendicular · parallel · Euclidean · dimension · vector
lattice
Openwork of crossed strips
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- meshInterlocking open weave
- graph paperPre-gridded drawing sheets
spreadsheet · quadrant · squares · intersections · framework · reticulation · array · cells · rows · columns
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- scatterplotGraph of coordinate pairs
- trendlineStatistical direction indicator
- datapointOne measured value recorded
curve · graph · chart · diagram · visualization · axes · scale · gridline · legend · label
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
- waypointNavigation reference location
positioning · geolocation · surveying · mapping · route · bearing · triangulation · geocaching · locator · pinpoint
- French MathFermat, Pascal, Laplace, Grothendieck, Condorcet
- EponymsDarwinian, Alzheimer's disease, Freudian slip, cardigan, Parkinson's disease
- coordinate geometryx-axis, y-axis, z-axis, origin, ordered pair
- geometryangles, circles, angle, shapes, lines
- geometry termscircle, line, rectangle, side, square
- curvescurve, arc, curves, curls, curl
coordinate, coordinated, coordination, coordinates, uncoordinated, coordinating, coordinator, Descartes, Cartesian