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Line Segment

Description

A line segment is a part of a line that is bounded by two distinct endpoints. It can be straight or curved, and it has a definite length.

Examples:

As a noun:

• He drew a line segment to measure the distance between the two points on the map.
• The teacher explained that we should only find the mid-point of a line segment if it lies entirely inside the segment.

As a verb:

• The construction worker line segmented the area where the pavement was going to be laid.
• She line segments the graph to better analyze the trends in the data.

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