# Given an coordinate of point p, how to define which cell it is in?

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**Created:** [September 28, 2023, 1:42am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/given-an-coordinate-of-point-p-how-to-define-which-cell-it-is-in/12315 "2023-09-28T01:42:10Z")
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### Author: ![dokken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/dokken/32/1560_2.png) [@dokken](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/dokken)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/given-an-coordinate-of-point-p-how-to-define-which-cell-it-is-in/12315/4 "2023-09-28T06:47:22Z")

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See; [How to determine whether a point belongs to a mesh cell - #2 by dokken](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/how-to-determine-whether-a-point-belongs-to-a-mesh-cell/6857/2)

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