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A system of polar coordinates in which the points all lie in one plane. In the terminology of analytical geometry, the distance from the origin to the point is the magnitude of the radius vector and the polar distance is the vectorial angle.  1, fiche 1, Anglais, - plane%20polar%20coordinates

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Without zero and negative numbers, René Descartes could not have developed analytical geometry and the familiar analytical diagram with x and y axes. Mathematicians feel as comfortable with "zero’th" as with "first".  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - zero%26rsquo%3Bth

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Bede could have created a zero for the zero’th year of the Christian era, with a symbol that represented not only zero but also the man he considered to be the son of God (Jesus).  1, fiche 2, Anglais, - zero%26rsquo%3Bth

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Voir aussi niladique.  2, fiche 2, Français, - z%C3%A9ro%2Daire

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Use of coordinate graphic system to demonstrate numerical relationships of algebraic equations.  1, fiche 3, Anglais, - analytic%20geometry

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Géométrie où l'on utilise le calcul algébrique sur les coordonnées des points.  2, fiche 3, Français, - g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trie%20analytique

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