Quote: a point has no part, a line has no breadth, a surface has no depth

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BOOK ONE DEFINITIONS 1. A point is that which has no part. 2. A line is breadthless length. 3. The extremities of a line are points. 4. A straight line is a line which lies evenly with the points on itself. 5. A surface is that which has length and breadth only. ... 13. A boundary is that which is an extremity of anything. 14. A figure is that which is contained by any boundary or boundaries.   Google-1   Google-2

Published before 1923

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Quote: a straight line lies evenly with the points on itself

Quote: a boundary is an extremity; e.g., a point is the boundary of a line

Quote: a figure is that which is contained by a boundary

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