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coordinates

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coordinates [kō′ȯrd·ən·əts]
(mapping)
Linear or angular quantities which designate the position that a point occupies in a given reference frame or system.
A general term to designate the particular kind of reference frame or system, such as plane rectangular coordinates or spherical coordinates.
(mathematics)
A set of numbers which locate a point in space.


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We learned coordinates by going on an archeological dig.
GORMAN - A Kern County sheriff's helicopter crew rescued a surveyor stranded in a remote section of the Tehachapi Mountains after he was able to call for help with his cell phone and provide GPS coordinates of where he was.
For each frame, plot the corresponding x and y coordinates (x,y).
 
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