Math / Geometry

Drez

This is less a Geometry question and more an English question. I cannot for the life of me remember this word right now.

I'm pretty sure there's a geometric property for a line that is "unbroken" - i.e. all points connect along the line.

Con-something? I dunno...can anyone help me out here?

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Congruous?

And isn't a line, by definition, unbroken?

Drez

Congruous DID pop into my head just before I read your reply...is that right? I'm guessing it is - thank you.

And technically yes lines are by nature unbroken, but you can have a dashed line which isn't technically congruous or you can be trying to make a line "congruous" (say, in a puzzle that requires you to make an unbroken line from separate pieces).

stigweard

Congruence (congruous, congruent) is not for unbroken line. Congruence denotes same size and shape. A segment is two points on a line and all points in between. That is about the only thing I can think of off the top of my head.

peterdevore

This is what you're talking about, if you're talking about a function describing that line. Not sure if you actually call the line that as well.

piL

Peter is right on the money here.

Drez

Continuous...yes, thank you.

Marty81

Yep, continuous. I wish all math questions were that easy :P