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    In mathematics, the polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined by a distance from a reference...
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    meet at right angles Skew coordinates: coordinate surfaces are not orthogonal The log-polar coordinate system represents a point in the plane by the logarithm...
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    (r, θ, φ), known as a 3-tuple, provide a coordinate system on a sphere, typically called the spherical polar coordinates. Nota bene: the physics convention...
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    A cylindrical coordinate system is a three-dimensional coordinate system that specifies point positions by the distance from a chosen reference axis (axis...
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    universal polar stereographic (UPS) coordinate system is used in conjunction with the universal transverse Mercator (UTM) coordinate system to locate...
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  • means that the polar coordinate system can be used in tangent with either the absolute coordinate system or the relative coordinate system. This just has...
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    In geometry, a Cartesian coordinate system (UK: /kɑːrˈtiːzjən/, US: /kɑːrˈtiːʒən/) in a plane is a coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely...
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    The equatorial coordinate system is a celestial coordinate system widely used to specify the positions of celestial objects. It may be implemented in spherical...
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    called the radial coordinate or radius, and the angle is the angular coordinate, polar angle, or azimuth. In the cylindrical coordinate system, there is a chosen...
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    that point from the other axis. Another widely used coordinate system is the polar coordinate system, which specifies a point in terms of its distance from...
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  • Polar cone Polar coordinate system, uses a central point and angles Polar curve (a point and a curve), a generalization of a point and a line Polar set...
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    Earth-fixed coordinate system (acronym ECEF), also known as the geocentric coordinate system, is a cartesian spatial reference system that represents...
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  • cosh and tanh are hyperbolic functions. The polar coordinate system is a two-dimensional coordinate system in which each point on a plane is determined...
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    In a polar coordinate system, the origin may also be called the pole. It does not itself have well-defined polar coordinates, because the polar coordinates...
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  • In mathematics, log-polar coordinates (or logarithmic polar coordinates) is a coordinate system in two dimensions, where a point is identified by two...
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  • specific spot on the display which is identical to the origin of the polar coordinate system. The green arrow is the viewing direction (i.e. direction of observation)...
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  • Polar distance may refer to: Polar distance (astronomy), an astronomical term associated with the celestial equatorial coordinate system Σ(α, δ)ellipse...
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  • In geometry, the polar angle may be 2D polar angle, the angular coordinate of a two-dimensional polar coordinate system 3D polar angle, one of the angular...
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    extension of the concept of polar coordinates into three dimensions. It is akin to an arrow in the cylindrical coordinate system. A cylindrical vector is...
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    direction and the wind which blew from such a direction. Using a polar coordinate system of gridding, the frequency of winds over a time period is plotted...
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  • position calculated from an ephemeris is often given in the spherical polar coordinate system of right ascension and declination, together with the distance...
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  • total station (polar axis L). The pole of this local polar coordinate system is the vertical axis (pole O) of the total stations. The polar coordinates (r...
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    UTM. Universal Polar Stereographic coordinate system, used at the North and South poles. Open Location Code, a hierarchical zoned system MapCode, a hierarchical...
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  • along the radial dimension in a: Polar coordinate system Spherical coordinate system Cylindrical coordinate system This disambiguation page lists articles...
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    A planetary coordinate system (also referred to as planetographic, planetodetic, or planetocentric) is a generalization of the geographic, geodetic, and...
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    cases the polar representation of the cardioid. For suitable formulas see polar coordinate system (arc length) and polar coordinate system (area) Proof...
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    for 0 < n < 2 {\displaystyle 0<n<2} , it is more pointed. In the polar coordinate system, the superellipse equation is (the set of all points ( r , θ )...
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    This case is used to demonstrate a derivation strategy based on a polar coordinate system. Let r(t) be a vector that describes the position of a point mass...
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  • mathematics, polar representation may refer to: Representations of points in the Euclidean plane via the polar coordinate system Polar actions on Euclidean...
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    The selenographic coordinate system is used to refer to locations on the surface of Earth's moon. Any position on the lunar surface can be referenced...
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