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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·14 hours agoReaders added more context: Any three unique points on a sphere form a circle.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 minutes agoYup, a circle that lies on the surface of the sphere. You’re only safe underground or in space.
minus-squarewolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoThere always exists a circle such that, given any three unique points in 3-space, all three points lie on the border of that circle. Spherical geometry is not required.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·44 minutes agoNo, three unique points in 3d space that are colinear will not form a circle.
Readers added more context: Any three unique points on a sphere form a circle.
Yup, a circle that lies on the surface of the sphere. You’re only safe underground or in space.
There always exists a circle such that, given any three unique points in 3-space, all three points lie on the border of that circle. Spherical geometry is not required.
No, three unique points in 3d space that are colinear will not form a circle.