It's named for Rene Descartes. He made it popular.
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A coordinate plane is sometimes called Cartesian plane in honor of René Descartes. YOU ARE AN IDIOT
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.
It is simply called a point in the coordinate or Cartesian plane.
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The cartesian coordinates are plotted on the cartesian plane