Cartesian Coordinate System

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf coordinate system
gptkbp:allows algebraic representation of geometry
gptkbp:basisFor linear algebra
analytic geometry
vector spaces
gptkbp:component ordered pair
ordered triple
gptkbp:contrastsWith cylindrical coordinate system
polar coordinate system
spherical coordinate system
gptkbp:coordinateNotation (x, y)
(x, y, z)
gptkbp:coordinates rectangular
gptkbp:dimensions 3D
2D
n-dimensional
gptkbp:enables measuring angles
measuring distances
graphing equations
defining curves
defining lines
defining planes
defining surfaces
defining vectors
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:René_Descartes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cartesian Coordinate System
gptkbp:introducedIn 17th century
gptkbp:mainAxisOf x-axis
y-axis
z-axis
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:René_Descartes
gptkbp:origin (0,0)
(0,0,0)
gptkbp:pointRepresentation (x, y)
(x, y, z)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Euclidean_space
homogeneous coordinates
gptkbp:standardOrientation left-handed
right-handed
gptkbp:usedFor locating points in space
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:mathematics
computer graphics
engineering
physics
gptkbp:visualizes grid
coordinate plane
graph paper
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cartesian_Robot
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6