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Geometric Concepts
Geometric Figures & Concepts
| Terms | Definition |
|---|---|
| postulate | a statement that is accepted without proof |
| point | a location in spaces |
| line | a geometric figure made up of infintely many points; it extends endlessly in two directions |
| line segment | a part of a line; it has two endpoints |
| ray | a part of aline; it has one endpoint |
| plane | a flat surface; it has no thickness; it extends endlessly in all directions |
| congruent line segments | line segments that have the same length |
| midpoint | the point that divides a line segment into two congruent parts |
| bisector | a line that intersects a line segment at its midpoint |
| collinear points | points on the same line |