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Exeter point

Exeter point noun: the point of concurrence of the rays DA’, EB’ and FC’.

exeter point: the point of concurrence of the rays DA’, EB’ and FC’
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Noun

Exeter point (plural Exeter points)

  1. (B and C such that D, E and F are respectively opposite A, B and C) The point of concurrence of the rays DA’, EB’ and FC’.
    • It ^([the Euler line]) passes through the centroid, the Exeter point and the center of the nine-point circle of the triangle.2015, Gerard Venema, Just the Facts 101: Foundations of Geometry, Cram101 Textbook Reviews, unnumbered page

Forms of Exeter point

pluralExeter points

Origin of Exeter point

Named for the Phillips Exeter Academy (in the town of Exeter, New Hampshire), where it was discovered during a computers-in-mathematics workshop in 1986.

Questions about Exeter point

What does Exeter point mean?
Exeter point means the point of concurrence of the rays DA’, EB’ and FC’.
What part of speech is Exeter point?
Exeter point is a noun.
What is the plural of Exeter point?
The plural of Exeter point is Exeter points.

Words near Exeter point in the dictionary

  1. exestuation
  2. exestuations
  3. exetainer
  4. exetainers
  5. Exeter
  6. Exeter point
  7. Exeter points
  8. Exeter stew
  9. exetera
  10. exeunt
  11. exeunt omnes

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