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locus

lo·cus

UK/ˈləʊkəs/ US/ˈloʊkəs/ rare

noun

1.

the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

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2.
3.

the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions

  • “the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle”

Phrases

  • locus classicus
  • locus coeruleus
  • locus of control
  • locus poenitentiae
  • locus standi
  • method of loci
  • vanishing locus
  • variable tandem repeat locus

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