polar coordinate

noun

Definition of polar coordinate

: either of two numbers that locate a point in a plane by its distance from a fixed point on a line and the angle this line makes with a fixed line

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Critical mathematical applications such as Fourier transforms, Riemann zeta functions, Gaussian distributions, roots of unity, integrating over polar coordinates and pretty much anything involving trigonometry employs pi. — Randyn Charles Bartholomew, Scientific American, "Let's Use Tau--It's Easier Than Pi," 25 June 2014

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