cartesian coordinate system
A cartesian coordinate system is a mathematical system used to locate points in a 2-dimensional plane or 3-dimensional space using a pair or triplet of real numbers, called coordinates, which represent the distances from fixed reference lines or planes, typically perpendicular to each other.
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