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Codegate
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Message 220 of 413 (482981)
09-19-2008 11:44 AM
Reply to: Message 214 by Rrhain
09-19-2008 2:08 AM


Well, I doubt you will ever get a definition of straight from those you are asking, so I will give it a go on their behalf.
A line (or bar) is considered straight if any two planes that are perpendicular to the line are also parallel.
I believe this defines straight as Buz wants.
Mind you, it does beg the question, what defines two planes as parallel in warped space?
Edited by Codegate, : No reason given.

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Codegate
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Message 234 of 413 (483036)
09-19-2008 4:46 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Buzsaw
09-09-2008 10:25 PM


Parallelism and Straightness
Hey Buz
I'm trying to understand what you mean by dimensionally straight.
By my thinking, 'straight' is the shortest distance between any two points.
So, if you had a perfectly straight iron bar and you picked any two points on that bar, you could say that the shortest path between those two points follows the bar.
Does this match your definition?
Thanks!

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