collinear

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The value of the determinate is 0, so the points are collinear.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

In essence, each variable is “taking” part of the effect on Y that should be attributed to the collinear variable.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

If they’re small, you can cultivate the soil, skimming below the surface with a collinear hoe or scuffle hoe to expose weed roots.

From Washington Post • Jul. 18, 2017

The WGD in the Eucalyptus lineage relative to Vitis is clearly revealed by the 2:1 pattern in which two different Eucalyptus regions are typically collinear with a single region in Vitis.

From Nature • Jun. 10, 2014

If A, B, C are three distinct collinear points, the supplementary segment ABC is contained within the segment BCA.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various