projective lines
projective lines is the plural of projective line.
Meaning of projective line
Noun
projective line (plural projective lines)
- A line that includes a point at infinity; a line in a projective space; a projective space of dimension 1.
- A projective line in P²( R ), consists of the projective points defined by coplanar directions in R ³.
In other words, just as the points in P²( R ) correspond to one-dimensional subspaces in R ³, the projective lines correspond to two-dimensional subspaces in R ³.2007, Unnamed translator, Ana Irene Ramírez Galarza, José Seade, Introduction to Classical Geometries, [2002, Introducciòn a la Geometria Avanzada], Springer (Birkhäuser), page 97, In P2( R ), the...
- Synonyms:
- projective straight line
- A projective line in P²( R ), consists of the projective points defined by coplanar directions in R ³.
Questions about projective lines
- What is projective lines the plural of?
- Projective lines is the plural of projective line.
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