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analytical geometry

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analytical geometry
n
(Mathematics) the branch of geometry that uses algebraic notation and analysis to locate a geometric point in terms of a coordinate system; coordinate geometry
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Noun1.analytical geometryanalytical geometry - the use of algebra to study geometric properties; operates on symbols defined in a coordinate system
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
geometry - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces


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Schwartz, "Calculus and analytical geometry," 2nd Edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1969.
This problem is borrowed from analytical geometry and usually is solved in mathematics classes in one particular way.
Descartes, the inventor of analytical geometry, turned to the reality of mathematics, a priori knowledge--knowledge accessible without sensory perception.
 
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