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geometry words
for test next week
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Point | a location; it has neither shape nor size |
| Equidistant | the same distance |
| Bisect | to divide into equal parts |
| Betweeness of points | there is a real number n between a and b such that a<n<b |
| Midpoint | the point halfway between the endpoints of a segment |
| Collinear | points that lie on the same line |
| Plane | a flat surface made up of points that extends indefinitely in all directions |
| Distance | the length of the segment between two points |
| Space | a boundless tree dimensional set of all points. it can contain lines and planes. |
| Line Segment | the measurable part of a line that consists of two endpoints and all the points between them |
| Coplanar | points that lie on the same plane |
| Line | made up of points and has no thickness or width |
| Congruent | two geometric figures that have the same size and shape are said to be ____________ |
| Intersection | the set of all points two or more geometric figures have in common |
| Congruent Segments | two segments that have the same measure |
| Segment Bisector | any segment, line, plane or point that bisects a segment |