cartesian

To give a nerdy example, if you have built your model in cartesian space you could then also access those elements using polar coordinates but that probably won’t be as clear.

My Deal with CSS query engines : #comments 2007

There is a mystical aspect that my "cartesian" mind finds difficult to accept, particularly about a little girl who seems to be connected with God.

GalliaWatch 2010

The relationship between the trig and exponential functions becomes much more interesting when you look at complex numbers as vectors on a plane and find the relationship between cartesian and polar coordinates:

The Volokh Conspiracy » Pi Day 2010

The relationship between the trig and exponential functions becomes much more interesting when you look at complex numbers as vectors on a plane and find the relationship between cartesian and polar coordinates:

The Volokh Conspiracy » Pi Day 2010

In formal French gardens with their trimmed topiary, the philosophes debated the fine points of cartesian existence and fingered the delicate edges of porcelain.

"Some are as big as cupcakes, others are the size of a penny. They... come in a range of colors as varied as drugstore lipsticks." Ann Althouse 2009

Verbal narrative and music are not separate in a ‘cartesian’ sense.

Matthew Yglesias » Selling Out 2007

PPS: by 3D polar graph, i meant exactly what you said with the concentric circles, only extended into 3D, with spheres instead of circles. and i understand why you say cartesian works better

32 Nearby Stars 2008

It's strange they didn't use cartesian coordinates.

A very cool, spherically scrollable, panorama of the convention hall. Ann Althouse 2008

Microsoft Flight Simulator made the same fatal mistake of taking latitude and longitude as locally cartesian coordinates, and as a result the thing blows up if you fly to either pole.

A very cool, spherically scrollable, panorama of the convention hall. Ann Althouse 2008

The point is that all of these coordinate systems are equal, FRW is no more “fundamental” or special than any other (like choosing cartesian over polar on a piece of paper - both are just coordinate systems).

Does Space Expand? Sean 2008