coordinate plane
Axes crossing perpendicularly
A coordinate plane is a flat surface defined by two perpendicular number lines—typically horizontal (x-axis) and vertical (y-axis)—that intersect at a point called the origin.
Any point on the plane can be located by a pair of numbers indicating its distance from each axis: Plot the point (3, 5) on the coordinate plane.
Also called the Cartesian plane, after mathematician René Descartes.
Graph's horizontal reference line
- y-axisGraph's vertical reference
- horizontal axisFlat orientation line
- originStarting point or source
- perpendicularAt right angles
intersection · abscissa · ordinate · number line · tick marks · scale · arrow · orientation
Storyline or land parcel
- pointExact location or meaning
- ordered pairSequence-dependent two-element set
- graphVisual data display
- curveSmooth, angleless line
line · slope · intercept · parabola · function · equation · linear · nonlinear
Cogito ergo sum's author
- CartesianOf x-y coordinate geometry
- EuclideanFlat-space geometry type
- rectangularFour right angles
- two-dimensionalHaving only two axes
orthogonal · ordered pair · algebraic · mathematical · René Descartes · rectilinear · planar · flat
Starting point or source
x-axis
Graph's horizontal reference line
- y-axisGraph's vertical reference
- horizontal axisFlat orientation line
- originStarting point or source
perpendicular · intersection · abscissa · ordinate · number line · tick marks · scale · arrow · orientation · direction
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- pointExact location or meaning
- ordered pairSequence-dependent two-element set
- graphVisual data display
curve · line · slope · intercept · parabola · function · equation · linear · nonlinear · scatterplot
Descartes
Cogito ergo sum's author
- CartesianOf x-y coordinate geometry
- EuclideanFlat-space geometry type
- rectangularFour right angles
two-dimensional · orthogonal · ordered pair · algebraic · mathematical · René Descartes · rectilinear · planar · flat · spatial
origin
Starting point or source
translation
Converting between languages
- rotationTurning on an axis
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- dilationWidening of an opening
transformation · shift · slide · flip · turn · scale · symmetry · image · congruent · similar
midpoint
Exact center between two
- PythagoreanOf ancient Greek mathematics
- lengthMeasure of extent
- segmentDistinct part of whole
displacement · magnitude · diagonal · unit · measure · calculate · endpoints
- gridsgrid pattern, square grid, dot grid, map grid, rectangular grid
- Math Suppliescalculator, graphing calculator, compass, protractor, ruler
- math toolscalculator, abacus, graphing calculator, scientific calculator, straightedge
- coordinate geometryx-axis, y-axis, z-axis, origin, ordered pair
- coordinateslatitude, longitude, lat, long, ordinate
- DescartesDescartes, cogito, rationalism, mind-body problem
coordinate planethree-dimensional space
Realm with depth
hyperspace · number line · solid geometry · volume · Cartesian space
plane, coordinate, coordinated, coordination, coordinates, uncoordinated, coordinating, coordinator, subordination