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Description

We have a bunch of terms to describe the xarray structure, such as dimension, coordinate, dimension coordinate, etc..
Although it has been discussed in #1295 and we tried to use the consistent terminology in our docs, it looks still not easy for users to understand our functionalities.

In #2399, @horta wrote a list of definitions (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uJ_U6nedkNe916SMViuVKlkGwPX-mGK7/view?usp=sharing).
I think it would be nice to have something like this in our docs.

Any thought?

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Read the terminology discussions in #1295 and #2399, then review the definitions in the linked document. Identify the appropriate documentation location and establish consistent definitions for dimension, coordinate, and dimension coordinate; done means the terminology is documented clearly and aligned with the existing docs.

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