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Polar plot

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Description

A polar plot is the plot of data expressed in polar coordinates, with radius r as a function of angle θ.

The radius r is the distance from the central point and θ is the angle from the x-axis:

Whar are polar coordinates?

The Polar plot dialog box

Polar plot with counterclockwise rotation and angle origin East.

Graph

Plot with counterclockwise rotation and angle origin East:

Polar plot with counterclockwise rotation and angle origin East.

Plot with clockwise rotation and angle origin North:

Polar plot with clockwise rotation and angle origin North.

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