Locus | Loci (English)
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Definition (keystage 2)
The path traced by a point moving according to some specific rule or law.
E.g. A circle is the path of a point that moves so that it is always the same distance from a fixed point.
The plural of locus is loci.
E.g. A circle is the path of a point that moves so that it is always the same distance from a fixed point.
The plural of locus is loci.
Definition (keystage 3)
A set of points satisfying a particular criterion; the criterion is usually to do with their distance from certain fixed points, or the angles they make with other points and lines.
For instance, the locus of points at distance r from fixed point C, is a circle.
The plural of locus is loci.
For instance, the locus of points at distance r from fixed point C, is a circle.
The plural of locus is loci.
Relations
- broader:
- (en) Object in 2 or more dimensions
- narrower:
- (en) Affine algebraic varienty
- (en) Cartesian oval
- (en) Cassinian oval
- (en) Cissoid
- (en) Clelia
- (en) Conchoid
- (en) Evolute
- (en) limaçon
- (en) Lituus
- (en) Radical axis
- (en) Roulette
- (en) Strophoid
- (en) Watt's curve
- references:
- (en) Circle
- (en) Constraint
- (en) Construction
- referenced:
- (en) Glissette
- (en) Hypersphere
- (en) Hypocycloid
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