Contain (Geometry)

Pronunciation: /kənˈteɪn/ Explain

A shape contains another shape if all of the points of the contained shape are inside of the containing shape.

Example

Figure 1: This disc contains a line segment.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, contain. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 44. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Contain (Geometry). 3/6/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. https://www.allmathwords.org/en/c/contain.html.

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• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

3/6/2019: Clarified wording. (McAdams, David E.)
12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
6/25/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, updated GeoGebra apps. (McAdams, David E.)
1/20/2010: Added "References". (McAdams, David E.)
7/30/2007: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)