Definition:Latus Rectum/Also defined as
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Definition
Some sources define the latus rectum with respect to the parabola only.
Also see
- Results about the latus rectum can be found here.
Linguistic Note
The term latus rectum is a compound of the Latin:
- latus, meaning side
- rectum, meaning straight or right, as in straight line or right angle.
Hence it literally means right side or straight side.
Its plural is latera recta.
Sources
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): latus rectum