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Fermat point

Fermat point noun: a point such that the sum of the three distances from each of the three vertices of a given triangle to that point is the smallest possible; equivalently, the geometric median of the three vertices.

Noun

Fermat point (plural Fermat points)

  1. A point such that the sum of the three distances from each of the three vertices of a given triangle to that point is the smallest possible; equivalently, the geometric median of the three vertices.

Synonyms of Fermat point

Forms of Fermat point

pluralFermat points

Questions about Fermat point

What does Fermat point mean?
Fermat point means a point such that the sum of the three distances from each of the three vertices of a given triangle to that point is the smallest possible; equivalently, the geometric median of the three vertices.
What part of speech is Fermat point?
Fermat point is a noun.
What is the plural of Fermat point?
The plural of Fermat point is Fermat points.

Words near Fermat point in the dictionary

  1. Fermat curve
  2. Fermat curves
  3. Fermat equation
  4. Fermat number
  5. Fermat numbers
  6. Fermat point
  7. Fermat points
  8. Fermat prime
  9. Fermat primes
  10. Fermat pseudoprime
  11. Fermat pseudoprimes

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