The Cartesian Coordinate System describes space of one, two, and three dimensions. Each point in space is represented by its distance relative to the origin of the system. A point in two-dimensional space (visualized below) is denoted as P = (x,y) where x represents the distance from the origin in the x-direction and y represents the distance from the origin in the y-direction. The point where the two axes meet is the origin and is represented by the point (0,0).
