Configuration (geometry)
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configuration-geometry-274-3324759
title:
Configuration (geometry)
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In mathematics, specifically projective geometry, a configuration in the plane consists of a finite set of points, and a finite arrangement of lines, such that each point is incident to the same number of lines and each line is incident to the same number of points. Although certain specific configurations had been studied earlier, the formal study of configurations was first introduced by Theodor Reye in 1876, in the second edition of his book Geometrie der Lage, in the context of a discussion
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Points and lines with equal incidences
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Configuration_(geometry)
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2023-02-16T18:09:43Z
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