Desargues configuration

noun

A configuration of ten points and ten lines, with three points per line and three lines per point, whose existence is proven by Desargues' theorem.

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Meanings

nounDesargues configuration (plural Desargues configurations)

plural Desargues configurations

  1. geometryA configuration of ten points and ten lines, with three points per line and three lines per point, whose existence is proven by Desargues' theorem.

Origin

Named after Girard Desargues.

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Desargues configuration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Desargues%20configuration

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