locus - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'locus' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Locus

[ n.]

- A place; a locality.
- The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law.

Meaning of 'locus' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . locus

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions

Example in sentence:

the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle

Nearby Words:

loca local locale localism localitiees locality localization localize localized localizing

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Locus
Locus in genetics, the site on a chromosome occupied by a gene, operon, mutation, etc.; in some cases, identifiable by reference to a marker.
Locus of control
Locus of control is the degree to which people believe they control their own fate. People with an internal locus of control believe they

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