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COORDENADA POLAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-11-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematical Geography
- Mathematics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polar coordinates
1, record 1, English, polar%20coordinates
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polar co-ordinates 2, record 1, English, polar%20co%2Dordinates
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Newton ... mentioned polar coordinates as one of eight coordinate systems suitable for describing spiral curves. But it was Newton's contemporary Jakob Bernoulli ... who first made extensive use of polar coordinates. Bernoulli's first task was to formulate the properties of various curves - their slopes, curvatures, length of arc, area and so on- in terms of polar coordinates. 3, record 1, English, - polar%20coordinates
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... to study the [logarithmic] spiral one important mathematical tool had to be developed: the use of polar coordinates. 3, record 1, English, - polar%20coordinates
Record 1, Key term(s)
- polar coordinate
- polar co-ordinate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géographie mathématique
- Mathématiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coordonnées polaires
1, record 1, French, coordonn%C3%A9es%20polaires
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] système de coordonnées dans lequel le point est défini par l'angle que fait la droite passant par l'origine et par le point: "rayon vecteur", avec l'axe fixe pris pour origine des angles, ainsi que par la longueur de ce rayon vecteur. 2, record 1, French, - coordonn%C3%A9es%20polaires
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coordonnée polaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geografía matemática
- Matemáticas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- coordenadas polares
1, record 1, Spanish, coordenadas%20polares
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sistema de coordenadas en el plano euclídeo definido mediante un punto, llamado polo, y una recta orientada que pasa por él, llamada eje polar. 2, record 1, Spanish, - coordenadas%20polares
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coordenada polar
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