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cartesian geometry

[kär′tē·zhan jē′äm·ə·trē]
(mathematics)
analytic geometry
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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