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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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quadrangle

Mathematics; Geometry

A four-sided polygon; see quadrilateral.

torus

Mathematics; Geometry

A 3-D figure formed by rolling a rectangle into a cylinder and bending the cylinder until its bases meet; a "doughnut"; see net.

two-dimensional

Mathematics; Geometry

Having both width and length, but no thickness.

surface area

Mathematics; Geometry

The total area of the surface of a solid.

ordered pair

Mathematics; Geometry

The two numbers that (called coordinates) are used to identify a point in a plane; written (x, y).

parallel lines

Mathematics; Geometry

Two or more coplanar lines that have no points in common or are identical (eg, the same line).

perpendicular lines

Mathematics; Geometry

2 segments, rays, or lines that form a 90 degree angle.

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