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Geometry

Geometry is the branch of mathmatics concerned with the shape, size, angles and properties of space.

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Subset

Mathematics; Geometry

A set that is part of a larger set.

Midpoint

Mathematics; Geometry

A point exactly midway between two points AB where AM=AB

Radius

Mathematics; Geometry

The segment whose endpoints are any point on a circle or sphere and its center; the length of that segment.

Vanishing point

Mathematics; Geometry

The point in space where two parallel lines seem to meet.

Space

Mathematics; Geometry

The set of all possible points; made up of infinite planes.

Polygon

Mathematics; Geometry

A union of 3 or more segments where each segment intersects 2 other segments, one at each endpoint; "many sided"; see reflex polygon.

Solid

Mathematics; Geometry

The union of the surface and the region of space enclosed by a 3-D figure; examples: conic solid, cylindric solid, rectangular solid.

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