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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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construction
Mathematics; Geometry
A precise way of drawing which allows only 2 tools: the straightedge and the compass.
contrapositive
Mathematics; Geometry
A type of conditional; if not q, then not p; written ~q ~p; see inverse.
converse
Mathematics; Geometry
A reversed conditional; if a conditional is p q, than its converse is q p.
convex set
Mathematics; Geometry
A set of points in which all segments connecting points of the set lie entirely in the set; there are three things one can do to see if a figure is convex - look for "dents", extend the segments ...
coordinate
Mathematics; Geometry
A number that identifies (or helps to identify) a point on a number line (or on a plane, or in space).
coordinate geometry
Mathematics; Geometry
The study of geometrically representing ordered pairs of numbers.
