>After all, 3 points make a line.

2 points make a line.

3 points make a plane.

2 points can be used to define a straight line, however with 3 you can try and predict what kind of curve your data has.

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<<So you are saying 3 points don't make a line?>>

i think you mean curve three points can define a curve.


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<<i think you mean curve three points can define a curve.

No, I meant 3. Actually I can have an infinite number of points in a line.


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<<No, I meant 3. Actually I can have an infinite number of points in a line.>>

i can easily choose three point that are not in a line

a line contains an infinite amount of point, yet those points are strictly defined from the equation of that line.

2 points are used to make a line, a third point used with a normal vector crossed with the line makes a plane

it is like saying a circle is an ellipse, which is true it is just a special form

a line is a special form of a curve.


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"You know, while I understand the importance of seeing the (personal) validity in other's arguments, it's impossible for me to believe fully that others are correct. If their argument was correct, I'd change mine." - My GF

>So you are saying 3 points don't make a line?

They don't always. They might just happen to fall into a line. They might just happen to not fall into a line.

3 points don't make a line. Sorry.

>2 points are used to make a line, a third point used with a normal vector crossed with the line makes a plane

actually i think as long as the third point is not contained in the line, it forms a plane. no need for it to be normal.

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It is when dealing with points and lines.


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Geometry is off topic. Please confine your queries to the Blotter data.

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>>After all, we can't fully discuss the implications of potential trends in player behavior without at least a cursory graphical analysis of the blotter data set.<<

That kind of analysis is WAY premature at this point.

We're better off discussing without it.

M.