1. Euclidean sets
Geometry is, historically, the branch of mathematics that studies
figures in the plane and in space.
The generic term “object,” which has primarily an applied connotation,
is traditionally used in geometry to refer to a planar object—that
is, a subset of the Euclidean plane
(historically referred to
as a “figure” or, more precisely, a “planar figure”) or a spatial
object, that is, a subset of Euclidean space
(historically
referred to as a “solid” or “spatial figure”).
In other scientific fields, the term "object" refers to a cell
(in biology),...
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Euclidean sets