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Norwegian term or phrase:
geometrisk sted
English translation:
geometric locus
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Part of a maths curriculum for lower secondary school children in Norway - 'De fire første geometriske stedene'
Apparently it means 'geometric locus', but this term is considered obsolete according to this link https://encyclopediaofmath.org/wiki/Geometric_locus
I have tried to search for 'set of points' and similar terms, but I'm not finding anything.
Are there any maths buffs out there who know what term is currently in use?
Apparently it means 'geometric locus', but this term is considered obsolete according to this link https://encyclopediaofmath.org/wiki/Geometric_locus
I have tried to search for 'set of points' and similar terms, but I'm not finding anything.
Are there any maths buffs out there who know what term is currently in use?
Proposed translations
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| 4 | geometric locus |
Michele Fauble
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| 4 -2 | geometric postulate |
Adrian MM.
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geometric locus
We can define locus in geometry as the set of all the points that satisfy given conditions. Notice that according to the definition, a locus is not a single point but a set of points.
https://www.basic-mathematics.com/define-locus-in-geometry.h...
https://www.basic-mathematics.com/define-locus-in-geometry.h...
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| Thanks for your input Adrian MM. The link you gave doesn't work for some reason. Could you try it again? |
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Christopher Schröder
: My daughter who is doing her degree in maths confirms 👍
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Adrian MM.
: A logical fallacy, 'De fire første geometriske stedene' : there's no such thing as the first 'four loci', rather locus theorems https://mathbitsnotebook.com/Geometry/Constructions/CCLocus....
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geometric postulate
- as opposed to Pythagorean theorems I once learned at school and as confirmed by my own daughter studying math(s) (+ my cousin, a Uni. Prof. Emeritus of Finanzmathematik in both English & German).
Example sentence:
Euclid himself used only the first four postulates ("absolute geometry") for the first 28 propositions of the Elements
Postulate 1: Through any two points, there is exactly one line. Postulate 2: The measure of any line segment is a unique positive number. The measure (or length) of AB is a positive number, AB.
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Christopher Schröder
: 🙄Yes there is. If there are more than four of anything, you can have the first four... Presumably here it's basic ones like a circle and a line. Otherwise, pls. read the Norwegian *carefully*.
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That's rich coming from you. Otherwise, pls. read both example sentences *carefully*. There's no such thing as the 'first four loci', rather theorems or postulates, as in Advanced Maths https://mathbitsnotebook.com/Geometry/Constructions/CCLocus....
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Michele Fauble
: No, that’s ‘geometrisk postulant’.
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