collinear
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The value of the determinate is 0, so the points are collinear.
From Textbooks • May 6, 2020
Segmentally duplicated genes were identified in collinear segments, which contain at least two collinear gene pairs that were not separated by more than two non-collinear genes.
From Nature • May 8, 2018
If they’re small, you can cultivate the soil, skimming below the surface with a collinear hoe or scuffle hoe to expose weed roots.
From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2017
Nonzero vectors u and v are called collinear if there exists a nonzero scalar α such that v = αu.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
If A, B, C are three distinct collinear points, the supplementary segment ABC is contained within the segment BCA.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Vocabulary lists containing collinear
Geometry - High School
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High School Geometry, List 1
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