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analytic geometry

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noun

a branch of mathematics in which algebraic procedures are applied to geometry and position is represented analytically by coordinates.

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Nearby words

  1. analyst,
  2. analyt.,
  3. analyte,
  4. analytic,
  5. analytic continuation,
  6. analytic phonics,
  7. analytical,
  8. analytical balance,
  9. analytical chemistry,
  10. analytical cubism

Origin of analytic geometry

First recorded in 1820–30
Also called coordinate geometry.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Science definitions for analytic geometry

analytic geometry

[ ăn′ə-lĭt′ĭk ]

The use of algebra to solve problems in geometry, whereby geometric figures are represented by algebraic equations and plotted using coordinates.
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