Straightedge vs Constructible - What's the difference?
straightedge | constructible |
Living one's life against/without the use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs.
A tool which is flat, rectangular and commonly made of wood, metal or plastic and is used to draw, cut or check the straightness of straight lines.
Of a land, suitable for constructing a building.
Of a building or other thing, capable of being constructed.
Allowed to construct.
(of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.
(of a complex number) That the line segment joining it to the origin can be constructed using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge.