perpendicolarità

Also known as perpendicular, perpendicular to

class=skin-invert-image|right|thumb|236px|The segment AB is perpendicular to the segment CD because the two angles it creates (indicated in orange and blue) are each 90 degrees. The segment AB can be called the perpendicular from A to the segment CD, using "perpendicular" as a noun. The point B is called the foot of the perpendicular from A to segment CD, or simply, the foot of A on CD.

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Perpendicularity describes the relationship between two lines or segments that meet at a 90-degree angle, with each of the angles formed at their intersection being exactly 90 degrees. This concept matters because perpendicular lines are fundamental to measuring distances, constructing right angles, and establishing coordinate systems used across mathematics, engineering, and everyday spatial navigation.

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Subclass of: orthogonality
Image: Perpendicular-coloured.svg

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described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons category: Perpendicular
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
characteristic of: line

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Article · Italiano

La perpendicolarità è un concetto geometrico che indica la presenza di un angolo retto tra due entità geometriche. Queste possono essere ad esempio due rette in un piano, oppure una retta ed un piano o due piani incidenti nello spazio.

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