| suomeksi |
in English |
explanation in mathematics |
explanation in layman's terms |
| piste |
point |
An object with no width, height, or depth. |
Drawn as a dot with a pen. |
| jana |
line segment |
An object with length only, straight, with both a starting point and an end point. |
Drawn with a ruler, a dot on both ends. |
| puolisuora |
ray |
An object with length only, straight, with a starting point but no end point. |
Drawn with a ruler, a dot on one end. |
| suora |
line |
An object with length only, with no starting or end point. |
Drawn with a ruler. |
| viiva |
curve |
An object with length only, with no starting or end point. |
Drawn freehand. |
| murtoviiva |
polygonal chain |
An object consisting of line segments, whose end points are starting points for consequent line segments. |
Drawn with a ruler, by rotating it in between the line segments. |
| taso |
plane |
An object with width and depth, flat. |
The page in your notebook. |
