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noun
A coordinate plane, with an applied Cartesian coordinate system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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noun
a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: plane, sheet
History
From the name of the French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes who is credited with developing the mathematics.
Across languages
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