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The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements (1.def.1-1.def.5)

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1

A point is that which has no part.

2

A line is breadthless length.

3

The extremities of a line are points.

4

A straight line is a line which lies evenly with the points on itself.

5

A surface is that which has length and breadth only.

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