coordinate measurement system

  • 1measurement system — Introduction       any of the systems used in the process of associating numbers with physical quantities and phenomena (metrology). Although the concept of weights and measures (measurement) today includes such factors as temperature, luminosity …

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  • 2Coordinate-measuring machine — A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is a device for measuring the physical geometrical characteristics of an object. This machine may be manually controlled by an operator or it may be computer controlled. Measurements are defined by a probe… …

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  • 3Coordinate time — In the theory of relativity, it is convenient to express results in terms of a spacetime coordinate system relative to an implied observer. In many (but not all) coordinate systems, an event is specified by one time coordinate and three spatial… …

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  • 4System time — Unix date command In computer science and computer programming, system time represents a computer system s notion of the passing of time. In this sense, time also includes the passing of days on the calendar. System time is measured by a system… …

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  • 5coordinate system — A method of land description. It uses a measurement based on an intersection of a defined north south axis and a defined east west axis …

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  • 6coordinate system — A method of land description. It uses a measurement based on an intersection of a defined north south axis and a defined east west axis …

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  • 7Geographic information system — GIS redirects here. For other uses, see GIS (disambiguation). A geographic information system, geographical information science, or geospatial information studies is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present… …

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  • 8Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals …

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  • 9Cartesian coordinate system — Illustration of a Cartesian coordinate plane. Four points are marked and labeled with their coordinates: (2, 3) in green, (−3, 1) in red, (−1.5, −2.5) in blue, and the origin (0, 0) in purple. A Cartesian coordinate system specifies each point… …

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  • 10Celestial coordinate system — For other uses of Celestial , see Celestial (disambiguation). Orientation of Astronomical Coordinates Orientation of the galactic, ecliptic and equatorial coordinate systems, projected on the celestial sphere, showing the galactic equator (black) …

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