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#1 2007-09-03 08:40:21
- Carolina
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What is a point...
Ok, for my geometry class, we need to define the word point. He're what I've come up with:
1. a dot
2. an exact location
3. a coordinate
4. a node
Does anyone have any other definitions? It would help a lot!
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#2 2007-09-03 09:31:32
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Re: What is a point...
According to Euclid, a point is that which has no part. Thats actually Euclids definition of a point. Do you get his point? 
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#3 2007-09-03 09:35:59
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Re: What is a point...
No part of what?
Anyway: Definition of Point
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#4 2007-09-03 17:45:43
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Re: What is a point...
NO part implies no size i think 
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#5 2007-09-06 14:35:32
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Re: What is a point...
Thanks you guys. I got the def. though. It's something like, a specific spot in the universe that has no size or shape. It's one of those undefined terms... they confuse me.
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#6 2007-09-06 15:45:35
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Re: What is a point...
Except it does not have to be in the Universe ... it could be in some imaginary thing you are working on.
It is just a location, nothing else.
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#7 2007-09-06 15:51:01
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Re: What is a point...
thats why store locators are completely worthless. they fail to specify which universe.
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#8 2017-02-19 15:25:18
- Monox D. I-Fly
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Re: What is a point...
My professor once told me that a point is a circle with the radius zero.
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