DictionaryRoot: locus
Latin
locus
place
Forms
- locus
- loc- — Used before other endings.
Origin
An old Latin word with an earlier form stlocus; its deeper origin is uncertain.
Note
A place may be physical or a position within a discussion or classification.
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noun
locus
A set of points satisfying a mathematical condition.
Etymology
Latin locus means place. Mathematics makes this precise: the locus consists of all the places where a point can be while satisfying a stated condition.