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In [[geometry]], a '''coordinate system''' is a system which uses one or more [[number]]s, or '''coordinates''', to uniquely determine the position of a [[Point (geometry)|point]] or other geometric element on a [[manifold]] such as [[Euclidean space]].

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== Description ==

The order of the coordinates is significant and they are sometimes identified by their position in an ordered [[tuple]] and sometimes by a letter, as in "the ''x''-coordinate".

The coordinates are taken to be [[real number]]s in elementary mathematics, but may be [[complex number]]s or elements of a more abstract system such as a [[commutative ring]].

The use of a coordinate system allows problems in geometry to be translated into problems about numbers and ''vice versa''; this is the basis of [[analytic geometry]].

== See also ==

* [[Analytic geometry]]
* [[Geometry]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinate_system Coordinate system] @ Wikipedia

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 * [[Geometry]]
 * [[Nomogram]], graphical representations of different coordinate systems
 * [[Rotation of axes]]
 * [[Translation of axes]]

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 == See also ==
 * [[Analytic geometry]]
 * [[Geometry]]
 == External links ==