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  1. September 9th 2009, 06:40 PM #1
    algebraisabeast
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    Why do the terms point, plane, and line not have a definition in Eulid geom?
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  2. September 9th 2009, 10:10 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by algebraisabeast View Post
    Why do the terms point, plane, and line not have a definition in Eulid geom?
    Because they are undefined terms their only properties are the relations between them implied or defined by the axioms.

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  3. September 9th 2009, 11:27 PM #3
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    nm sorry wrong info.
    Last edited by seld; September 10th 2009 at 10:37 AM.
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