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coordinate system
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coordinate system
n.
A method of representing points in a space of given dimensions by coordinates.

coordinate system
A system of representing points in a space of given dimensions by coordinates, such as the Cartesian coordinate system or the system of celestial longitude and latitude.
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Noun1.coordinate system - a system that uses coordinates to establish position
organization, arrangement, organisation, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
Cartesian coordinate system - a coordinate system for which the coordinates of a point are its distances from a set perpendicular lines that intersect at the origin of the system
coordinate axis - one of the fixed reference lines of a coordinate system
inertial frame, inertial reference frame - a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid
space-time, space-time continuum - the four-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located


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It is important to co-ordinate systems as, for example, a bus operating between Middlesbrough and Newcastle runs through three transport sub-regions and would need to communicate with three systems.
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Boylan will have responsibility for providing strategic direction to the sea freight teams around MSAS's global network, working with those teams to co-ordinate systems development, forming partnerships with the shipping lines and driving forward product development.
 
 
 
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