Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book IV/1 - Inscribe

Definition

In the words of Euclid:

A rectilineal figure is said to be inscribed in a rectilineal figure when the respective angles of the inscribed figure lie on the respective sides of that in which it is inscribed.

(The Elements: Book $\text{IV}$: Definition $1$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{IV}$. Definitions