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Property of points all lying on a single line

In geometry, collinearity of a set of points is the property of their lying on a single line. A set of points with this property is said to be collinear. In greater generality, the term has been used for aligned objects, that is, things being "in a line" or "in a row". Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: CollinearityA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Extraordinary preservation of gene collinearity over three hundred million years revealed in homosporous lycophytesInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Introduction to Vectors YouTube classes with Dr Chris TisdellThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Collinearity: a review of methods to deal with it and a simulation study evaluating their performanceCited 10,028 times
  5. Go sideways: Concurrent linesA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Euler lineA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun The condition of being collinear.

Noun The extent to which something is collinear.

Noun The relationship between the linear sequence of codons in DNA and that of amino acids in the protein so coded

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