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 Cartesian Coordinates

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A way to pinpoint where you are on a map or graph by how far along, and how far up or down the point is.

Example: the point (12,5) is 12 units along, and 5 units up.

(For 3 dimensional locations you would need 3 numbers).

See: Polar Coordinates


 
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