general position


In projective geometryMathworldPlanetmath, a set of points is said to be in general positionMathworldPlanetmath iff any d+2 of them do not lie on a d-dimensional plane, i.e., 4 points are in general position iff no three of them are on the same line.

Dually a set of d-dimensional planes is said to be in general position iff no d+2 of them meet in the same point, i.e., 4 lines are in general position iff no three of them meet in the same point.

Title general position
Canonical name GeneralPosition
Date of creation 2013-03-22 13:37:31
Last modified on 2013-03-22 13:37:31
Owner jgade (861)
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Numerical id 8
Author jgade (861)
Entry type Definition
Classification msc 14A99