coordinate system
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Eventually she leads us toward more abstract concepts such as the polar coordinate system, a graphical approach to defining a point using distance and angle, as well as irrational numbers and decimals that repeat infinitely.
From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023
And whereas Ptolemy based his coordinate system on the ecliptic, Hipparchus used the celestial equator, a system more common in modern star maps.
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2022
Note that in both of the last two examples, we were able to make the mathematics easier by choosing a coordinate system with one axis parallel to one of the velocities.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Whenever we have two-dimensional vector problems in which no two vectors are parallel, the easiest method of solution is to pick a convenient coordinate system and project the vectors onto its axes.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Descartes quickly realized how powerful his coordinate system was.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
