They are named after the man who invented them, it is said that he was sick, lying in bed watching a fly zig zag above him and he realised he could plot the location of the fly on a plane marked with co-ordinates.
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cartesian coordinate isn't a system. the graphs you put on the cartesian coordinate plane can be systems. these graphs can be anything you want them to be. and they are calculate different every time. the thing to remember about cartesian coordinate planes is the you plot the points of (x,y)
It is the abscissa.
The coordinate plane is sometimes call the Cartesian plane because Rene Descartes is often credited with inventing the coordinate plane and so the coordinate plane is sometimes called the Cartesian plane,in his honor.
A coordinate plane is sometimes called Cartesian plane in honor of René Descartes. YOU ARE AN IDIOT
The coordinate of (0, 0) is also called the origin on the Cartesian plane.