rectangular coordinate

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noun Mathematics.

Usually rectangular coordinates . either of two Cartesian coordinates in which the axes meet at right angles.

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How to use rectangular coordinate in a sentence

Now, if some rich Southern liberals want to finance and coordinate such an effort, great.
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Members of the Syrian moderate opposition want to coordinate on airstrikes, but say they have been rebuffed.
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To coordinate complex military operations across multiple theaters, the group relies heavily on its midlevel leadership.
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The PKK has called for the formation of a joint Kurdish command to coordinate action against ISIS.
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“We know they coordinate and we never admit it publicly,” this official said.
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It was round, with a small, rectangular projection for the operator's controls and calculator.
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Sometimes the recess is rectangular instead of arched, and is then called by De Rossi sepolcro a mensa, or table tomb.
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At the corners of the aisles are rectangular buttresses and two similar ones stand at the ends of the main walls of the nave.
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De Rossi has prepared a map of the principal part of it, divided into fifteen rectilinear and generally rectangular areas.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The house is rectangular in shape, constructed of brick and has two built-in chimneys.
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