Advertisement
Vocabulary Entry
cartesian
|adjective • noun
Advertisement
A
adjective
Relating to the system of Cartesian coordinates in geometry, which uses two or three axes to determine the position of points.
Example Sentences
"The Cartesian plane consists of a horizontal axis and a vertical axis."
"In Cartesian geometry, points are represented by ordered pairs or triples."
"She plotted the function on a Cartesian graph to visualize its behavior."
N
noun
A system of coordinates defined by perpendicular axes in a plane or space.
Example Sentences
"Using the Cartesian coordinates, we can easily locate any point on the graph."
"The concept of Cartesian coordinates has revolutionized mathematics and physics."
"He prefers to use Cartesian systems for solving geometric problems."