Definition:Origin/Also known as
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Origin: Also known as
Some sources refer to the origin as the zero point.
Some source call it the origin of coordinates.
In a polar coordinate system or a spherical coordinate system, the origin is usually referred to as the pole.
Sources
- 1967: D.E. Bourne and P.C. Kendall: Vector Analysis ... (next): Chapter $1$: Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates and Rotation of Axes: $1.1$ Rectangular cartesian coordinates
- 1972: M.A. Akivis and V.V. Goldberg: An Introduction to Linear Algebra & Tensors (translated by Richard A. Silverman) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Linear Spaces: $1$. Basic Concepts
- 1972: Murray R. Spiegel and R.W. Boxer: Theory and Problems of Statistics (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Rectangular co-ordinates