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Geomatry Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Term's | Defenition's |
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Acute Angle | less than 90 degrees |
Congruent Angles | angles with the same measures. |
Coplanar | points and lines in the same plane are coplanar. |
Midpoint | a point that divides a segment into two congruent segments. |
Perpendicular Lines | perpendicularr lines intersect to form right angles. |
Ray | is a part of a line that consists of an initial point and all points on the line that lie on one side of the initial point. |
Space | the boundless 3-dimensional set of all points. |
Angle | two rays that are connected at their endpoints. |
Congruent Segments | 2 segments with the same length. |
Obtuse Angles | more than 90 degrees. |
Plane | is a flat surface that has no thickness. it extends in all directions. |
Right Angle | exacly 90 degrees |
Angle Bisector | ray that divides an angle into congruent (=)angles. |
Conjecture | a conclusin reached by inductive reasoning |
Inductive Reasoning | it reaches conclusion based on a pattern of specific examples or past events. |
Opposite Rays | start at the same point and go in opposite direction. |
Point | has no length, width or thickness, but has a position. |
Segment | is a part of a line consisting of two points. |
Collinear Points | points that lie on the same line are collinear points. |
Coordinate | two axis meets at the orgigin |
Line | has length, but no width or thickness. it extends without end in two directions. |
Parallel Lines | coplanar lines that do not intersect. |
Postulate | a statment accepted to be true without proof. |
Skew Lines | non coplanar lines, therefore they are not parallel and do not intersect. |