Definition:Inertial Coordinate System
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Definition
An inertial coordinate system is a set of coordinate axes which are moving at a constant velocity with respect to a set of coordinate axes that are fixed in space relative to the positions of distant stars.
These are coordinate axes of an inertial frame of reference.
Also see
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Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inertial coordinate system
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): inertial coordinate system