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• present tense form of coordinate (3rd person singular).

coordinates

British  

/ kəʊˈɔːdɪnɪts, -ˌneɪts /

plural noun

1. clothes of matching or harmonious colours and design, suitable for wearing together Compare separates

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coordinates Cultural  

1. A set of numbers, or a single number, that locates a point on a line, on a plane, or in space. If the point is known to be on a given line, only one number is needed to locate it. If the point is known to be on a given plane, two numbers are needed. If the point is known to be located in space, three numbers are needed.

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The Danuri team in turn sent their coordinates to NASA's LRO team to help refine their follow-up imaging sequence.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

They log GPS coordinates, measure the distance to the road, and use a complicated equation to estimate the density of the animals in these woods and, from that, broader population health.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Specifically, it’s about situations where the numbers represent points in a space, like coordinates on a map.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

The trouble small-budget indies run into in L.A. is location and permitting costs, said Philip Sokoloski, vice president of communications at FilmLA, the nonprofit that coordinates permits and tracks local production.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

There are no coordinates, no way of directing rescuers to a particular place, no pointers to towns just off the map’s edge.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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