A coated abrasive article comprising: a backing defined by a longitudinal axis that extends along and defines a length of the backing and a lateral axis that extends along and defines a width of a backing ; a make coat layer disposed in a discontinuous distribution on at least a portion of the backing , wherein the discontinuous distribution comprises at least 5 discrete adhesive contact regions having at least one of a lateral spacing or a longitudinal spacing between each of the discrete adhesive contact regions; and at least one shaped abrasive particle disposed on a majority of the discrete adhesive contact regions , wherein the shaped abrasive particles are arranged in a controlled, non-shadowing arrangement relative to each other, wherein a degree of overlap of the abrasive particles during an initial phase of a material removal operation is not greater than 25%, wherein the controlled, nonshadowing arrangement comprises at least one of a lateral spacing or a longitudinal spacing between each of the shaped abrasive particles, and wherein the shaped abrasive particles have at least two of a predetermined rotational orientation, a predetermined lateral orientation, and a predetermined longitudinal orientation, wherein the shaped abrasive particles have a tip and a predetermined two-dimensional shape selected from a group consisting of a polygon, a triangle, a rectangle, a quadrilateral, a pentagon, a hexagon, a heptagon, an octagon, a nonagon, a decagon, and a combination thereof, wherein at least 65% of at least one of a lateral spacing and a longitudinal spacing between the tips of the shaped abrasive particles is within 2.5 standard deviations of the mean, and wherein at least 80% of the shaped abrasive particles have a side orientation, wherein the side orientation is defined by an angle between a major surface of the shaped abrasive particle and a surface of the backing and wherein the angle is at least 45 degrees or greater. a backing defined by a longitudinal axis that extends along and defines a length of the backing and a lateral axis that extends along and defines a width of a backing ; a make coat layer disposed in a discontinuous distribution on at least a portion of the backing , wherein the discontinuous distribution comprises at least 5 discrete adhesive contact regions having at least one of a lateral spacing or a longitudinal spacing between each of the discrete adhesive contact regions; and at least one shaped abrasive particle disposed on a majority of the discrete adhesive contact regions , wherein the shaped abrasive particles are arranged in a controlled, non-shadowing arrangement relative to each other, wherein a degree of overlap of the abrasive particles during an initial phase of a material removal operation is not greater than 25%, wherein the controlled, nonshadowing arrangement comprises at least one of a lateral spacing or a longitudinal spacing between each of the shaped abrasive particles, and wherein the shaped abrasive particles have at least two of a predetermined rotational orientation, a predetermined lateral orientation, and a predetermined longitudinal orientation, wherein the shaped abrasive particles have a tip and a predetermined two-dimensional shape selected from a group consisting of a polygon, a triangle, a rectangle, a quadrilateral, a pentagon, a hexagon, a heptagon, an octagon, a nonagon, a decagon, and a combination thereof, wherein at least 65% of at least one of a lateral spacing and a longitudinal spacing between the tips of the shaped abrasive particles is within 2.5 standard deviations of the mean, and wherein at least 80% of the shaped abrasive particles have a side orientation, wherein the side orientation is defined by an angle between a major surface of the shaped abrasive particle and a surface of the backing and wherein the angle is at least 45 degrees or greater. <EOS>