Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book VI/1 - Similar Rectilineal Figures
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Definition
In the words of Euclid:
- Similar rectilineal figures are such as have their angles severally equal and the sides about the equal angles proportional.
(The Elements: Book $\text{VI}$: Definition $1$)
Sources
- 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{VI}$. Definitions