line segment

part of a line that is bounded by two distinct end points; line with two endpoints
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line segment
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line segment

Summary

line segment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • line segment was followed by triangle[2].
  • line segment is a type of locus[3].
  • line segment is a type of dion[4].
  • line segment is a type of arc[5].
  • line segment is part of line[6].
  • line segment's Commons category is recorded as Line segment[7].
  • line segment's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Line segment[8].
  • line segment's Commons gallery is recorded as Line segment[9].
  • line segment's facet of is recorded as directed line segment[10].
  • line segment's has facet polytope is recorded as vertex[11].
  • line segment's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-2:2019 Quantities and units — Part 2: Mathematics[12].
  • line segment's has characteristic is recorded as arc length[13].
  • line segment's has characteristic is recorded as curvature[14].
  • line segment's different from is recorded as Q13370327[15].
  • line segment's has part is recorded as point[16].
  • line segment's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include locus[3], dion[4], and arc[5].

Use and Application

line segment is part of line[6].

Why It Matters

line segment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (624 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Dexxor · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → locus, dion, arc
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q37105]], lines are infinite but segments are not, so segments can't be a special type of line"
  2. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has facet polytope → vertex
    Facet of → directed line segment
    Has characteristic → arc length, curvature
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 2698745
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q37105]]"
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