Definition:Chord of Curve
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Definition
Let $\CC$ be a curve.
A chord of $\CC$ is a straight line segment whose endpoints lie on $\CC$.
Hence it is a segment of a secant line $\LL$ between the points of intersection of $\CC$ with $\LL$.
Also see
- Results about chords can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): chord
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): chord