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and vice versa; this is the basis of analytic geometry.

Common coordinate systems

Number line

The simplest example of a coordinate system in one dimension is the identification of points on a line with real numbers using the number line. In this system, an arbitrary point O (the origin) is chosen on a given line. The coordinate of a point P is defined as the signed distance from O to P, where

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