Category:Method of Indivisibles

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The method of indivisibles is a technique for calculating the physical extent of a geometric figure whose extremities are curved lines.

The technique is to divide the geometric figure up into slices, that is:

for an area, to divide a surface into lined placed side by side as a cloth is made of threads

for a volume, to divide a solid figure into planes stacked one on top of another like the pages of a book.