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ray
Definition Of Ray
A ray is a part of a line that begins at a particular point (called the endpoint) and extends
endlessly in one direction
. A ray is also called half-line.
Example of Line
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In modern mathematics, a point refers
usually to an element of some set called a
space.
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1 Points in Euclidean geometry
More specifically, in Euclidean geometry, a
2 Dimension of a point
point is a primitive notion upon which the
2.1 Vector space dimension
geometry is built, meaning that a point
2.2 Topological dimension
cannot be defined in terms of previously
2.3 Hausdorff dimension
defined objects. That is, a point is defined
3 Geometry without points
only by some properties, called axioms, that
4 Point masses and the Dirac delta
it must satisfy. In particular, the geometric
function
points do not have any length, area, volume
5 See also
or any other dimensional attribute. A
6 References
common interpretation is that the concept of
7 External links
a point is meant to capture the notion of a
unique location in Euclidean space