Definition:Cartesian Coordinate System/Also known as

Cartesian Coordinate System: Also known as

Cartesian coordinates are also known as rectangular coordinates or orthogonal coordinates.

Sources

• 1936: Richard Courant: Differential and Integral Calculus: Volume $\text { II }$ ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Preliminary Remarks on Analytical Geometry and Vector Analysis: $1$. Rectangular Co-ordinates and Vectors: $1$. Coordinate Axes