The use of coordinates (such as Cartesian coordinates) in the study of geometry. Cartesian geometry is named after René Descartes (Bell 1986, p. 48), although Descartes may have been anticipated by Fermat (Coxeter and Greitzer 1967, p. 31).
Cartesian Geometry
See also
Analytic Geometry, Cartesian, Cartesian Coordinates, Cartesian PlaneExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Bell, E. T. Men of Mathematics. New York: Simon and Schuster, p. 48, 1986.Coxeter, H. S. M. and Greitzer, S. L. Geometry Revisited. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., p. 31, 1967.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Cartesian GeometryCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Cartesian Geometry." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/CartesianGeometry.html