Analytical geometry
noun
the branch of geometry that uses algebraic notation and analysis to locate a geometric point in terms of a coordinate system; coordinate geometry
Historical Examples
analytical geometry: the representation of geometrical figures and their relations by algebraic equations.
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It was too much like analytical geometry and Calculus for the popular mind, or even for any but a few patient thinkers.
Know the Truth; A critique of the Hamiltonian Theory of Limitation Jesse H. Jones
analytical geometry originated with his investigation of the nature and origin of curves.
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