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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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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.

subset

Mathematics; Geometry

A set that is part of a larger set.

cube

Mathematics; Geometry

A solid figure with six square faces.

perspective

Mathematics; Geometry

Feeling of depth.

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.

slope

Mathematics; Geometry

The measure of the tilt of a line; rise over run (i.e., how much the line moves up for every movement to the right). The formula for slope is (y2-y1) / (x2-x1)

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