Cartesian geometry

Variant of analytic geometry

analytic geometry definition

analytic geometry

the branch of geometry in which a coordinate graphing system makes visible, using points, lines, and curves, the numerical relationships of algebraic equations
also called coordinate geometry or Cartesian geometry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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