point at infinity
Noun
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Noun
point at infinity
- An asymptotic point in 3-dimensional space, viewed from some point, at which parallel lines appear to meet and which in perspective drawing is represented as a vanishing point.
- (geometry, Euclidean projective geometry) Any point added to a space to achieve projective completion.
- (geometry, hyperbolic geometry) An ideal point.
- (hyperbolic geometry) ideal point, omega point
- line at infinity
- plane at infinity
- hyperplane at infinity
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