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curvilinear coordinate system

coordinate system whose directions vary in space
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curvilinear coordinate system

Summary

curvilinear coordinate system ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (803 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • curvilinear coordinate system is a type of coordinate system[2].
  • curvilinear coordinate system's Commons category is recorded as Curvilinear coordinates[3].
  • curvilinear coordinate system is the opposite of rectilinear coordinate system[4].
  • curvilinear coordinate system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Curvilinear coordinates[5].
  • curvilinear coordinate system's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • curvilinear coordinate system's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[7].

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Definition and Type

curvilinear coordinate system is a type of coordinate system[2]. It is the opposite of rectilinear coordinate system[4].

Why It Matters

curvilinear coordinate system ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (803 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → coordinate system
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562866305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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