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trisection point

trisection point noun: either of two points which trisect a given line segment.

Noun

trisection point (plural trisection points)

  1. Either of two points which trisect a given line segment.
    • The centroid of a triangle is, by definition, the point of intersection of the three medians: moreover, it is a trisection point of each of the medians.
    • 1959 [Doubleday], William R. Gondin, Bernard Sohmer, Intermediate Algebra & Analytic Geometry Made Simple, 1967, W. H. Allen, page 147,
      Find the trisection points of the line P_4P_5 in the same diagram.

Forms of trisection point

pluraltrisection points

Questions about trisection point

What does trisection point mean?
Trisection point means either of two points which trisect a given line segment.
What part of speech is trisection point?
Trisection point is a noun.
What is the plural of trisection point?
The plural of trisection point is trisection points.

Words near trisection point in the dictionary

  1. trisectability
  2. trisected
  3. trisectible
  4. trisecting
  5. trisection
  6. trisection point
  7. trisection points
  8. trisectionectomies
  9. trisectionectomy
  10. trisections
  11. trisector

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