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[–] 16 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Also pretty sure definition of a shape requires only one enclosed or contiguous area.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    This one is enclosed and contiguous though, the lines of the triangle end where the circular line starts. (The rest is just a drafting residue.)

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  • [+] -12 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    No, it is 2 contiguous regions. The line of separation is the bounding line of a "shape."

    Otherwise, the entire whitespace outside of the region is also part of the shape, as is anything it touches.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    OK, imagine the space outside of the shape is black, or see through or whatever.

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (10 children)

    Well then the line of separation means nothing and then you've lost two right angles to the contiguous void.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Why? Does a cube floating in the void not have angles?

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  • [–] -4 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Without a distinction of where the cube begins or ends it does not because there is no cube and there are no angles.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    Fun fact - there are no actual cubes anywhere in the universe. All geometric shapes are an abstraction. There are no cubes and no angles, so that checks out.

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