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Module 7 Lesson 1
Geometry Terms
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07/16/2016

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Term
Point
Definition
A point is an exact location in space. A point describes a location, but has no size.
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Line
Definition
A line is a set of infinitely many points that extend forever in both directions. A line, like a point, does not take up space.
Term
Plane
Definition
A plane is infinitely many intersecting lines that extend forever in all directions. Think of a plane as a huge sheet of paper that goes on forever.
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Ray
Definition
A ray is a part of a line with one endpoint that extends forever in the direction opposite that endpoint.
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Angle
Definition
The amount of turn between 2 straight lines that have a common endpoint or vertex.
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Circle
Definition
A 2-diminsional shape made by drawing a curve that is always the same distance from the center.
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Perpendicular Lines
Definition
Lines that are at right angles to each other.
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Parallel Lines
Definition
Two lines on a plane that are always the same distance apart and will never meet.
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Line Segment
Definition
Part of a line that connects 2 endpoints.
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