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Geometry
videotext, unity I, part A, lesson 2, more on things
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Mathematics
10th Grade
01/04/2011

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infinite
Definition
becoming increasingly large or small, beyond any fixed boundary
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point
Definition
a basic element fo Geometry, which has no size, and indicates only position. In a drawing it is represented by a dot, and labeled with a capital letter. Ex. .P is read "point P"
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line
Definition
a basic element of geometry. which has infinite length, but no thickness. In a drawing, it is represented by a line segment with arrowheads on each end, to show that it goes on forever. We name a line by choosing any two points on teh line and labeling each with a capital letter. a lowercase letter can sit atop a line and also be named by it
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plane
Definition
a basic element of geometry which has infinte length and width, but no thickness. We generally represent a plane iwth a parallelogram, as we might draw a piece of paper using persepctive, and name it by using a single capital letter or by using three points on the plane.
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space
Definition
the set of all possible points
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