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To identify the location of a point in 2-d space you need to know the distances of the point from a fixed reference point (the origin). Since the space is 2-dimensional, you need to know the distances in 2 directions. These directions form the axes. They are usually orthogonal (at 90 degrees to one another) but they need not be. For example, axes for isometric charts are at 60 degree angle.

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