coordinative

adj : (grammar) serving to connect two grammatical constituents of

identical construction; "`and' in `John and Mary' or in

`John walked and Mary rode' is a coordinating

conjunction; and so is `or' in `will you go or stay?'"

[syn: {coordinating(a)}] [ant: {subordinating(a)}]

coordinate

One member of a {tuple} of numbers which defines

the position of a point in some space. Commonly used

coordinate systems have as many coordinates as their are

dimensions in the space, e.g. a pair for two dimensions. The

most common coordinate system is {Cartesian coordinates},

probably followed by {polar coordinates}.

(1997-07-09)