Definitely Definitions
Points, Lines and Planes
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100

A measurable part of a line containing 2 endpoints

What is Line Segment

100

A location with no size or shape.

Point

100

Identified by a capital letter

Point

100

Name the plane.


plane N

100

The number of points needed to form a line

2 points

200

Part of a line that consists of one endpoint and all points of the line extending indefinitely in one direction.

ray

200

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A term made up of infinite points that has no thickness or width.

200

Named by any 3 non-collinear points or an uppercase script (cursive) letter

Plane

200

Name a ray.

Ray BA, Ray BD, Ray BC

200

Where two lines intersect.

A point

300

The point on a line segment that divides it into two parts of the same length.

What is Midpoint

300

This has length and width but no depth (two dimensions)

Plane

300

Named by a lowercase script (cursive) letter

line

300

Name 2 other names for line AB 

line AC or line r

300

The number of non-collinear points needed to create a plane.

3 Noncollinear Points

400

The intersection of two rays at an endpoint.

What is an Angle

400

Two or more points on the same line.

What are Collinear Points

400

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Perpendicular

400

Name 3 Colinear points

J, K, L 

400

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This is what is formed where two planes intersect.



500

A segment, line, or plane that intersects a segment at its midpoint

Segment Bisector

500

Four or more points that are not on the same plane

noncoplanar points

500

l l

Parallel

500

2 sets of non-colinear points

M & K, M & L, M & N, N & L, N & J

500

The number of points on a line

Infinite 

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