Definition:Broken Line
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Definition
A broken line is a line which is formed from a number of discrete straight line segments joined together.
Hence a curve may be approximated by a broken line, like how a circle can be approximated by a regular polygon.
Also see
- Results about broken lines can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): broken line
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): broken line