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analytical geometry

analytical geometry is the alternative form of analytic geometry.

Meaning of analytic geometry

Noun

analytic geometry (uncountable)

  1. The subbranch of geometry that investigates geometrical figures via the mathematical properties of their representations in a coordinate system.
    • Having thus noted the distinction between Analytic Geometry and Geometry, let us note in what way it differs from Algebra.1889, Arthur Sherburne Hardy, Elements of Analytic Geometry, Ginn, published 1891, page 12
    Synonyms:
    Cartesian geometry, coordinate geometry

Questions about analytical geometry

What is analytical geometry the alternative form of?
Analytical geometry is the alternative form of analytic geometry.

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