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    Math Definitions -> P -> Polar Coordinates

 Polar Coordinates

A way to pinpoint where you are on a map or graph by how far away, and at what angle the point is.

This point is 13 units away at a 23 degree angle.

See: Cartesian Coordinates
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Polar and Cartesian Coordinates

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