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Does "coordinate system" = "gauge"?

Are "coordinate system" and "gauge" the same thing?
What about "coordinate transformation" and "gauge transformation"?
 

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No, they're not the same. I'm not sure about more advanced theories, but in the context of electrodynamics gauge and coordinate system are different things.
 
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