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Geometry Ch 1 Vocab
Terms related to points, lines, planes, and postulates
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| postulate | facts about geometry that are accepted as true |
| contrapositive | a conditional formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of the converse of a conditional statement |
| inverse | formed by negating both the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement |
| construction | drawing completed using a compass and or straightedge |
| point | basic unit of geometry |
| converse | formed by exchanging the hypothesis and conclusion of a conditional statement |
| noncoplanar | points that do NOT lie on the same plane |
| coplanar | points that lie on the same plane |
| collinear | points that lie on the same line |
| noncollinear | points that do NOT lie on the same line |
| inductive reasoning | used to make a conclusion based on a pattern examples |
| conjecture | a conclusion you reach based on inductive reasoning |
| conditional statement | also known as if-then statements |
| formula | an equation that shows how certain quantities are related |
| counterexample | one example that shows a conjecture is not true |