What is a Point Definition:
A location somewhere in a space.
It has no size, meaning:
no width, no length and no depth.
A point is shown by a dot.
Points are red and blue dots below:
How To Denote a Point:
Write points with a capital letter, like PPoints in 2D Cartesian space
Point P with coordinates P(x, y)
x = units to the left or right of the y axis
y = units above or below of the x axis
Points in 3D space:
S with coordinates (location) of S(x, y, z)
x = units to the left or right of the y axis
y = units above or below of the x axis
z = units of depth
How does the What is a Point Calculator work?
Free What is a Point Calculator - This lesson walks you through what a point is and the various implications of a point in geometry
What 5 concepts are covered in the What is a Point Calculator?
- geometry
- study of math dealing with shapes, space, and properties of space
- line
- an infinitely long one-dimensional object with no width, depth, or curvature
- plane
- a flat, two-dimensional surface that extends indefinitely
- point
- an exact location in the space, and has no length, width, or thickness
- what is a point
