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  2. Plane (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a plane is a two-dimensional space or flat surface that extends indefinitely. A plane is the two-dimensional analogue of a point (zero dimensions), a line (one dimension) and three-dimensional space. When working exclusively in two-dimensional Euclidean space, the definite article is used, so the Euclidean plane refers to the ...

  3. Circle packing - Wikipedia

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    Quadrature amplitude modulation is based on packing circles into circles within a phase-amplitude space. A modem transmits data as a series of points in a two-dimensional phase-amplitude plane. The spacing between the points determines the noise tolerance of the transmission, while the circumscribing circle diameter determines the transmitter ...

  4. Conformal geometry - Wikipedia

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    The conformal compactification of the Minkowski plane is a Cartesian product of two circles S 1 × S 1. On the universal cover, there is no obstruction to integrating the infinitesimal symmetries, and so the group of conformal transformations is the infinite-dimensional Lie group

  5. Two-dimensional space - Wikipedia

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    A two-dimensional space is a mathematical space with two dimensions, meaning points have two degrees of freedom: their locations can be locally described with two coordinates or they can move in two independent directions. Common two-dimensional spaces are often called planes, or, more generally, surfaces. These include analogs to physical ...

  6. Analytic geometry - Wikipedia

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    Lines in a Cartesian plane, or more generally, in affine coordinates, can be described algebraically by linear equations. In two dimensions, the equation for non-vertical lines is often given in the slope-intercept form: = + where: m is the slope or gradient of the line. b is the y-intercept of the line.

  7. Euclidean plane - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, a Euclidean plane is a Euclidean space of dimension two, denoted or . It is a geometric space in which two real numbers are required to determine the position of each point . It is an affine space , which includes in particular the concept of parallel lines .

  8. Implicit curve - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, an implicit curve is a plane curve defined by an implicit equation relating two coordinate variables, commonly x and y. For example, the unit circle is defined by the implicit equation + =. In general, every implicit curve is defined by an equation of the form (,) =

  9. Spiral - Wikipedia

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    A two-dimensional, or plane, spiral may be easily described using polar coordinates, where the radius is a monotonic continuous function of angle : r = r ( φ ) . {\displaystyle r=r(\varphi )\;.} The circle would be regarded as a degenerate case (the function not being strictly monotonic, but rather constant ).