Geometry

Geometry

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

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irregular region

Mathematics; Geometry

region whose boundary is not the union of circular arcs or segments.

isometry

Mathematics; Geometry

a transformation that keeps the same size and shape of a figure but moves it to a new location; see reflection, rotation, translation, glide reflection.

isosceles trapezoid

Mathematics; Geometry

a trapezoid that has a pair of equiangular base angles.

isosceles triangle

Mathematics; Geometry

An isosceles triangle is a triangle in which two sides are equal in length.

kite

Mathematics; Geometry

a quadrilateral that has two distinct pairs of consecutive equilateral sides.

lateral area (L.A.)

Mathematics; Geometry

the area of the lateral surface of a solid.

lateral edge

Mathematics; Geometry

a segment whose endpoints are corresponding points of a cylindric solid's bases, or whose endpoints are the vertex of a conic solid and a vertex of its base.