complete quadrilateral
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A figure formed by four lines in a plane is called a complete quadrilateral, or, shorter, a four-side.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
Thus, The three pairs of rays which may be drawn from a point through the three pairs of opposite vertices of a complete quadrilateral are said to be in involution.
From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman
The whole theory thus far developed may be dualized, and a theory of lines in involution may be built up, starting with the complete quadrilateral.
From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman
The method which has been used in Chapter II to develop the notion of four harmonic points by means of the complete quadrilateral is due to Von Staudt.
From An Elementary Course in Synthetic Projective Geometry by Lehmer, Derrick Norman
A four-side is usually called a complete quadrilateral, and a four-point a complete quadrangle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
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