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Coordinate geometry

the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Balance noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics.

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Correspondence noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Parallel noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet"

Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics.

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Plane noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two po…

Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics.

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Ray noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

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Rotation noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics.

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Sheet noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two po…

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Symmetricalness noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Symmetry noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

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Translation noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axi…

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Analytic geometry noun · 78% connection

the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Analytical geometry noun · 78% connection

the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system

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Area noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

Used in the same subject area: Geometry, Mathematics.

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Expanse noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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Surface area noun · 78% connection

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

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Abscissa noun · 78% connection

One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal coordinate axes.