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POLAR COORDINATE SYSTEM [2 records]

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Record 1 1994-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Automation
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Informatics
  • Cartography
DEF

A two-dimensional coordinate system where one coordinate value specifies an angle to indicate the direction of a vector and the other one specifies the length of the vector from the origin of the system called the pole.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Informatique
  • Cartographie

Spanish

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