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  2. Abscissa and ordinate - Wikipedia

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    For any point, the abscissa is the first value (x coordinate), and the ordinate is the second value (y coordinate). In mathematics , the abscissa ( / æ b ˈ s ɪ s . ə / ; plural abscissae or abscissas ) and the ordinate are respectively the first and second coordinate of a point in a Cartesian coordinate system : [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  3. Coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The coordinate of a point P is defined as the signed distance from ... if Cartesian coordinates (x, ... The concept of a coordinate map, or coordinate chart is ...

  4. List of coordinate charts - Wikipedia

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    Polar chart. Stereographic chart Mercator chart. Euclidean spaces: n-dimensional Euclidean space E n: Cartesian chart: Euclidean plane E 2: Bipolar coordinates. Biangular coordinates Two-center bipolar coordinates. Euclidean space E 3: Polar spherical chart. Cylindrical chart. Elliptical cylindrical, hyperbolic cylindrical, parabolic ...

  5. Cartesian coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (UK: / k ɑːr ˈ t iː zj ə n /, US: / k ɑːr ˈ t iː ʒ ə n /) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely by a pair of real numbers called coordinates, which are the signed distances to the point from two fixed perpendicular oriented lines, called coordinate lines ...

  6. Distance from a point to a line - Wikipedia

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    In the case of a line in the plane given by the equation ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are real constants with a and b not both zero, the distance from the line to a point (x 0,y 0) is [1] [2]: p.14

  7. Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    The Earth-centered, Earth-fixed coordinate system (acronym ECEF), also known as the geocentric coordinate system, is a cartesian spatial reference system that represents locations in the vicinity of the Earth (including its surface, interior, atmosphere, and surrounding outer space) as X, Y, and Z measurements from its center of mass.

  8. Geographical distance - Wikipedia

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    Geographical distance or geodetic distance is the distance measured along the surface of the Earth, or the shortest arch length. The formulae in this article calculate distances between points which are defined by geographical coordinates in terms of latitude and longitude. This distance is an element in solving the second (inverse) geodetic ...

  9. Schwarzschild coordinates - Wikipedia

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    In the theory of Lorentzian manifolds, spherically symmetric spacetimes admit a family of nested round spheres.In such a spacetime, a particularly important kind of coordinate chart is the Schwarzschild chart, a kind of polar spherical coordinate chart on a static and spherically symmetric spacetime, which is adapted to these nested round spheres.