Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A generalized circle, also referred to as a \"cline\" or \"circline\", is a straight line or a circle. The concept is mainly used in inversive geometry, because straight lines and circles have very similar properties in that geometry and are best treated together.Inversive plane geometry is formulated on the plane extended by one point at infinity. A straight line is then thought of as a circle that passes through the point at infinity."@en }
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- Generalised_circle comment "A generalized circle, also referred to as a \"cline\" or \"circline\", is a straight line or a circle. The concept is mainly used in inversive geometry, because straight lines and circles have very similar properties in that geometry and are best treated together.Inversive plane geometry is formulated on the plane extended by one point at infinity. A straight line is then thought of as a circle that passes through the point at infinity.".