Locus/Examples/Circle

Example of Locus

Let $P$ be a point in the plane.

The locus of all points in the plane that are all a distance $r$ from $P$ is a circle.


Sources

  • 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): locus (plural loci)
  • 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): locus (plural loci)
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