2. Noun. The extent to which something is collinear ¹
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Definition of Collinearity
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Medical Definition of Collinearity
1. The phenomona that the orderings of the corresponding elements of DNA, the RNA transcribed from it, and the amino acid translated from the RNA are identical. Origin: L. Collineo, to direct in a straight line (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collinearity
Literary usage of Collinearity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Quaternions by William Rowan Hamilton (1899)
"... we see that the condition of collinearity of the three points А, в, с, in the
given plane OAB, is expressed by the formula, a + b + с = 0. ..."
2. Plane and Solid Geometry by Wooster Woodruff Beman, David Eugene Smith (1895)
"Concurrence and collinearity. Theorem 10. If X, Y, Z are three points on the
sides a, b, c, respectively, of a triangle ABC, such that the perpendiculars to ..."
3. Chapters on the Modern Geometry of the Point, Line, and Circle: Being the by Richard Townsend (1863)
"... regarded as criteria of the collinearity of three points X, Y, Z on the sides,
and of the concurrence of these lines AX, BY, CZ through the vertices, ..."
4. Mathematical Questions and Solutions by W. J. C. Miller (1900)
"... MA)—Show that the collinearity of the mid-points of the diagonals of a complete
quadrilateral is an immediate deduction from MENELAUS' theorem, viz., ..."
5. Euclid Revised: Containing the Essentials of the Elements of Plane Geometry by Euclid (1890)
"... ii—CONCURRENCY AND collinearity. I THEOREM (1)—IfX, Y, Z are points in the
sides BC, CA, AB of a triangle ABC, such that the perpendiculars to the sides ..."
6. New Plane and Solid Geometry by Wooster Woodruff Beman, David Eugene Smith (1900)
"CONCURRENCE AND collinearity. PROPOSITION XXXI. 323. Theorem. If X, Y, Z are
three points on the sides a, b, c, respectively, of a triangle ABC, ..."
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