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Geometry Cards
Geometry Vocab.
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Mathematics
10th Grade
08/25/2011

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Term
Point
Definition

The geometric figure formed at the intersection of two distinct lines.

Term
Line
Definition
The geometric figure formed by two points. A line is the straight path connecting two points and extending beyond the points in both directions.
Term
Plane
Definition
A flat surface extending in all directions. Any three noncollinear points lie on one and only one plane. So do any two distinct intersecting lines. A plane is a two-dimensional figure.
Term
Ray
Definition
A part of a line starting at a particular point and extending infinitely in one direction.
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Segments
Definition

All points between two given points (including the given points themselves).

 

Example:    line segment [image]

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Term
Collinear Points
Definition

Lying on the same line.

 

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Term
Coplanar Points
Definition
Lying in the same plane. For example, any set of three points in space are coplanar.
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Space
Definition
Set of all points
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Opposite Ray
Definition
Going in opposite directions
Term
Intersection
Definition

Intersection of Sets

The elements two or more sets have in common. Intersection is indicated by the ∩ (cap) symbol.

 

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