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Basic element of Euclidean geometry .
Euclid defined a line as an interval between two points and claimed it could be extended indefinitely in either direction. Such an extension in both directions is now thought of as a line, while Euclid's original definition is considered a line segment. A ray is part of a line extending indefinitely from a point on the line in only one direction. In a coordinate system on a plane, a line can be represented by the linear equation a x + b y + c = 0. This is often written in the slope-intercept form as y = m x + b , in which m is the slope and b is the value where the line crosses the y -axis. Because geometrical objects whose edges are line segments are completely understood, mathematicians frequently try to reduce more complex structures into simpler ones made up of connected line segments.
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assembly line
Curzon Line
International Date Line
line integral
Line Islands
Maginot Line
Mason Dixon Line
McMahon Line
Oder Neisse Line
ship of the line
tangent line
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Fraunhofer lines
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