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Also known as straight line

one-dimensional infinite non-curved geometric object

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A line is a straight, one-dimensional geometric object that extends infinitely in both directions. It matters because it's a fundamental building block in mathematics and geometry that helps us describe shapes, measure distances, and understand the structure of space.

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: geometric primitive
Part of: plane
Has part: ray
Image: Lineline.jpg
Said to be same as: real line

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Commons category: Lines
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
has characteristic: curvature
different from: line art
studied by: solid geometry
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

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Encyclopedic overview

A red line near the origin on the two-dimensional Cartesian coordinate system

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “line” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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