Function: noun
Date: 1879
: a point added to the plane or to space to eliminate special cases specifically : the point at infinity added in projective geometry as the assumed intersection of two parallel lines
Function: noun
Date: 1879
: a point added to the plane or to space to eliminate special cases specifically : the point at infinity added in projective geometry as the assumed intersection of two parallel lines
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012