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A '''line segment''' is a finite, unbroken portion of a [[line]]. (Lines extend infinitely in both directions.) Alternatively, a line segment can be thought of as "the set of all [[point]]s that lie on the line between two given points. The two given points are called the ''end points'' of the line segment." <ref>[http://strader.cehd.tamu.edu/Mathematics/Geometry/PolygonLesson/Details/line_segment.html Texas A&M]</ref> | A '''line segment''' is a finite, unbroken portion of a [[line]]. (Lines extend infinitely in both directions.) Alternatively, a line segment can be thought of as "the set of all [[point]]s that lie on the line between two given points. The two given points are called the ''end points'' of the line segment." <ref>[http://strader.cehd.tamu.edu/Mathematics/Geometry/PolygonLesson/Details/line_segment.html Texas A&M]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:21, November 5, 2008
A line segment is a finite, unbroken portion of a line. (Lines extend infinitely in both directions.) Alternatively, a line segment can be thought of as "the set of all points that lie on the line between two given points. The two given points are called the end points of the line segment." [1]