coordinate system

Noun

coordinate system (plural coordinate systems)

1. A method of representing the position of any individual point in a space of given dimensionality as a tuple of numerical coordinates.
   • In this chapter we review some of the fundamental ideas about the plane coordinate systems which are used in surveying and mapping, both from the viewpoint of studying the mathematics of map projections and the practical tasks which arise in cartography.1992, D. H. Maling, Coordinate Systems and Map Projections, 2nd Edition, Pergamon Press, page 27
   • Note that the orientation of Squire's coordinate system relative to the physical coordinate system is changing as a function of wavenumbervector.2003, Vejapong Juttijudata, Proper Orthogonal Decomposition in Squire's Coordinate System and Its Low-dimensional Model of Channel Turbulence, Cornell University, page 22