Assertion: cartesian coordinate system | /r/Synonym | rectangular coordinate system
Facets:
value: in mathematics
type: OTHER
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This system for representing points by pairs of numbers is called a Cartesian coordinate system (sometimes called a rectangular coordinate system), named after the French philosopher and mathematician, Rene Descartes.
text: A Cartesian coordinate system, also known as rectangular coordinate system, can be used to plot points and graph lines.
text: In mathematics, the Cartesian coordinate system (also called rectangular coordinate system) is used to determine each point uniquely in a plane through two numbers, usually called the x-coordinate or abscissa and the y-coordinate or ordinate of the point.