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

The most convenient coordinate system for motion on an incline is one that has one coordinate parallel to the slope and one perpendicular to the slope.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

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

He called them “false roots,” which explains why he never extended his coordinate system to the negative numbers.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife