Word origin · etymology
Descriptive mathematical compound.
Coordinate describes quantities used together to locate something; frame is the supporting reference structure. The phrase names a mathematical reference convention.
How we know · epistemology
Reference convention
A frame specifies how a position is represented, not a rival location for the object. Meaningful numerical comparison requires matching origin, axes, epoch and the corrections included.
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Sources & provenance
Use the citations beside each section to distinguish a calculation convention, a historical teaching and an editorial example.