Generalized coordinates
From Glossary of Meteorology
generalized coordinates
(Also called Lagrangian coordinates.) Any set of coordinates specifying the state of the system under consideration.
Usually employed in problems involving a finite number of degrees of freedom, the generalized coordinates are chosen so as to take advantage of the constraints of the system in reducing the total number of coordinates.
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