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Cartesian coordinate system
noun
A coordinate system in which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set of perpendicular lines that intersect at an origin, such as two lines in a plane or three in space.
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Cartesian coordinate system
top: two─dimensional coordinate system
bottom: three─dimensional coordinate system
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