coordinate vs Cartesian coordinate

Cartesian coordinate vs coordinate

coordinate and Cartesian coordinate both are nouns.

coordinate is an adjective but Cartesian coordinate is not an adjective.

coordinate is a verb but Cartesian coordinate is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coordinate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Cartesian coordinate	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cartesian coordinate is a hyponym of coordinate; that is, Cartesian coordinate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coordinate:

coordinate: a number that identifies a position relative to an axis
Cartesian coordinate: one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes

Other hyponyms of coordinate include polar coordinate.

coordinate (noun)	Cartesian coordinate (noun)
a number that identifies a position relative to an axis	one of the coordinates in a system of coordinates that locates a point on a plane or in space by its distance from two lines or three planes respectively; the two lines or the intersections of the three planes are the coordinate axes

coordinate (adjective)	Cartesian coordinate (adjective)
of equal importance, rank, or degree

coordinate (verb)	Cartesian coordinate (verb)
bring order and organization to
bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation
bring into common action, movement, or condition
be co-ordinated

Difference between coordinate and Cartesian coordinate

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