Definition:Altitude of Geometric Figure/Also defined as

Altitude of Geometric Figure: Also defined as

The word altitude is often used in the context of a geometric figure to mean the height.

However, on $\mathsf{Pr} \infty \mathsf{fWiki}$ it is preferred if the terms altitude and height are used specifically to mean respectively the perpendicular and its length, to avoid confusion.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): altitude: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): altitude: 1.