line

one-dimensional infinite non-curved geometric object
Thing geometric_concept Q37105
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line

Summary

line is a geometric concept[1]. line draws 852 Wikipedia views per month (geometric_concept category, ranking #3 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • line's instance of is recorded as geometric concept[3].
  • line is a type of algebraic curve[4].
  • line is a type of member of a group[5].
  • line is a type of locus[6].
  • line is a type of line[7].
  • line is a type of generalised circle[8].
  • line is a type of geometric primitive[9].
  • line is part of plane[10].
  • line's Commons category is recorded as Lines[11].
  • line's said to be the same as is recorded as real line[12].
  • line comprises point[13].
  • line comprises orientation[14].
  • line comprises abstract reference point[15].
  • line comprises ray[16].
  • line's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • line's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • line's has characteristic is recorded as axial symmetry[19].
  • line's has characteristic is recorded as infinity[20].
  • line's has characteristic is recorded as curvature[21].
  • line's different from is recorded as number line[22].
  • line's different from is recorded as real line[23].
  • line's different from is recorded as line art[24].
  • line's studied by is recorded as solid geometry[25].
  • line's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].
  • line's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[27].

Body

Definition and Type

line's instance of is recorded as geometric concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include algebraic curve[4], member of a group[5], locus[6], line[7], generalised circle[8], and geometric primitive[9].

Use and Application

Components include point[13], a primitive notion[28]; orientation[14]; abstract reference point[15]; and ray[16]. line is part of plane[10].

Why It Matters

line draws 852 Wikipedia views per month (geometric_concept category, ranking #3 of 15).[2] line has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] line is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from number line, real line, line art
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Mathematics
    Local thumb
    Subclass of algebraic curve, member of a group, locus +3
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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