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open rectangle

open rectangle noun: a rectangle in the real plane which is an open set: i.e., which does not contain its edges. If the sides of the open rectangle are parallel to the plane's axes, then the open rectangle can be described as the Cartesian product of two open intervals.

Noun

open rectangle (plural open rectangles)

  1. A rectangle in the real plane which is an open set: i.e., which does not contain its edges. If the sides of the open rectangle are parallel to the plane's axes, then the open rectangle can be described as the Cartesian product of two open intervals.

Forms of open rectangle

pluralopen rectangles

Questions about open rectangle

What does open rectangle mean?
Open rectangle means a rectangle in the real plane which is an open set: i.e., which does not contain its edges. If the sides of the open rectangle are parallel to the plane's axes, then the open rectangle can be described as the Cartesian product of two open intervals.
What part of speech is open rectangle?
Open rectangle is a noun.
What is the plural of open rectangle?
The plural of open rectangle is open rectangles.

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