independent | | to the point; no ambiguous or vague language |
unaryoperations | | all elements in the universal set not in the given set |
equivalentsets | | How many points are required for something to be noncollinear |
set | | lines that intersect at a single point |
proving | | objects of the set |
equal | | don't contradict one another |
coplanarpoints | | something that forces a decision apart from or in opposition to reason |
consistent | | sets with one-to-one correspondence |
theorem | | model based on 5 incidence postulates |
null | | a line contains 2 points; a plane contains 3 noncollinear points; space contains 4 noncoplanar points |
logic | | a group or collection of objects denoted by braces and labeled with a capital letter |
coplanarlines | | points that do not lie on the same plane |
clear | | accurate and reversible |
plane | | are the foundation to our system of geometry |
complement | | set that contains no elements |
concurrentlines | | coplanar lines that do not intersect |
disjointsets | | 3 distinct noncollinear points lie in exactly one plane |
noncollinearpoints | | don't rely on other postulates |
expansionpostulate | | repeat the pattern established by the last 3 elements |
flatplanepostulate | | refers to processes that require two sets |
binaryoperations | | points that lie in the same plane |
parallellines | | operations on a single set |
parallelplanes | | points that lie on the same line |
collinearpoints | | any 2 points in space lie in exactly one line |
linepostulate | | assumed to be true |
logic | | what makes a good geometry |
objective | | if 2 planes intersect, then their intersection is exactly one line |
line | | denoted by "U" |
universalset | | when two sets have nothing in common |
three | | flat, extends infinitely in two dimensions |
ellipse | | sets with the exact same elements |
skewlines | | another name for a postulate |
useful | | straight; extends infinitely in one direction; length, no width or thickness |
point | | a system of definitions, postulates, and theorems that is built in a logical progression |
complete | | a visual representation of sets |
incidencepostulates | | good grammar, good sentence, only necessary words |
Euclideanmodel | | spot; no dimension; a location in space |
axiom | | lines that lie in the same plane |
elements | | planes in space that do not intersect |
planeintersectionpostulate | | lines that are not coplanar |
planepostulate | | using words previously defined or commonly accepted as undefined |
concise | | process of justifying a theorem |
precise | | interrelation or sequence of facts or events when seen as inevitable or predictable |
goodpostulate | | neutral; avoids limitations of time or place |
geometry | | a statement that can be shown to be true by a logical progression of previous terms and statements |
Venndiagram | | doesn't rely on anything but postulates |
postulate | | if 2 points lie in a plane, then the line containing these 2 points lies in the same plane |