Axiom:Propositions of Incidence/Point
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Axiom
Any two distinct (straight) lines lying in a plane have exactly one point in common.
That is, a point is completely determined by any two of the infinite number of distinct (straight) lines which intersect at that point.
Sources
- 1952: T. Ewan Faulkner: Projective Geometry (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Introduction: The Propositions of Incidence: $1.2$: The projective method: The propositions of incidence