point at infinity (English, noun)
expansion: point at infinity (plural points at infinity)
Senses:
glosses: 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.
topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
qualifier: Euclidean projective geometry
glosses: Any point added to a space to achieve projective completion.
topics: geometry
mathematics
sciences
glosses: An ideal point.
tags: excessive
Forms:
form: points at infinity
tags: plural