Locus

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1. Noun

A place; a locality.

2. Noun

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.

3. Noun

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"
Vocabulary classified under Mathematics

4. Noun

the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome
Vocabulary classified under Biology
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