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Quotation from Elements, Book I by Euclid
“A point is that which has position but not dimensions.”
Elements, Book I, Book I, Definition i, trans. John Casey
The first definition, in Casey's wording, on which every later figure is built.
Citation: "A point is that which has position but not dimensions." — Euclid, Elements, Book I, Book I, Definition i, trans. John Casey. (id euclid-elements-book-i-q1)
Portrait: Euclidi Megaren (Euclide) - Studiolo di Federico da Montefeltro, Justus van Gent / Pedro Berruguete, Public domain.
