meaning of coordinate

1. Equal in rank or order; not subordinate.
2. To make coordinate; to put in the same order or rank; as, to coordinate ideas in classification.
3. To give a common action, movement, or condition to; to regulate and combine so as to produce harmonious action; to adjust; to harmonize; as, to coordinate muscular movements.
4. A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or importance.
5. Lines, or other elements of reference, by means of which the position of any point, as of a curve, is defined with respect to certain fixed lines, or planes, called coordinate axes and coordinate planes. See Abscissa.
6. coordinate One member of a tuple of numbers which defines the position of a point in some space. Commonly used coordinate systems have as many coordinates as their are dimensions in the space, e. g. a pair for two dimensions. The most common coordinate system is Cartesian coordinates, probably followed by polar coordinates.
7. a number that identifies a position relative to an axis

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