coordinate geometry

noun

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That humble equation describing a right triangle led to the invention of coordinate geometry, an essential tool for mapping and measuring the planet. Valerie Ross, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2012 No fair using coordinate geometry — every point must be delineated by one single arithmetically manipulable number only. Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019 The first of these problems can be solved by classical or coordinate geometry, but the complex number solution is simpler (go figure!). Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1844, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coordinate geometry was circa 1844

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“Coordinate geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coordinate%20geometry. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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