Cartesian plane

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A coordinate plane, with an applied Cartesian coordinate system.
  2. 2
    a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
coordinate gridcoordinate planegraph planeplane of coordinatesxy plane

Etymology

From the name of the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes who is credited with developing the mathematics.

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