Look up: coordinates

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   Coordinates
   Pairs of numbers expressing horizontal distances along orthogonal axes, or triplets of numbers measuring horizontal and vertical distances.
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   Coordinates
   Numbers that specify the position of a point or the position or orientation of a geometric object.Cartesian CoordinatesCoordinates where the position of a point is described by the distance it is from 2 lines in 2 dimensional space or from 3 planes in 3 dimensional space.Polar CoordinatesThe position of a point is defined as the distance from the o...
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   coordinates
   The numbers in an ordered pair
   Example:
   
   (1,3) are the coordinates of A.
   (^-4,^-3) are the coordinates of B.
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   coordinates
   linear or angular quantities which designate the position that a point occupies in a given reference frame or system.Also used as a general term to designate the particular kind of reference frame or system,such as plane rectangular coordinates or spherical coordinates Category: Mathematics
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   coordinates
   a pair of numbers and/or letters that show the exact position of a point on a map or graph
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   coordinates
   (from the article `mechanics`) The position of a single particle is specified by giving its three coordinates, x, y, and z. To specify the positions of two particles, six ... The reference frames used in dynamics are known as coordinate systems with axes (lines) emanating from a point known as the origin. The position of a ... A tran...
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   Coordinates
   (from Lat. co + ordinare, to regulate) Logical: Items of the same order and rank in a scheme of classification. Also, class characteristics serving as indices of order or distinction among the elements of a series or assemblage. -- O.F.W. In mathematics, any system of designating points by means of ordered sets of n numbers may be called an n-dime...
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