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noun
- 1. a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated: technical "it is impossible to specify the exact locus in the brain of these neural events"
- 2. a curve or other figure formed by all the points satisfying a particular equation of the relation between coordinates, or by a point, line, or surface moving according to mathematically defined conditions: "a parabola is the locus of a point that moves so as to be equidistant from a fixed point and a straight line"
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LOCUS definition: 1. the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something being discussed…. Learn more.
How to use locus in a sentence. the place where something is situated or occurs : site, location; a center of activity, attention, or concentration… See the full definition
LOCUS meaning: 1. the place where something happens or the central area of interest in something being discussed…. Learn more.
The locus of something is the place where it happens or the most important area or point with which it is associated. [ formal ] Barcelona is the locus of Spanish industry.
noun. , plural lo·ci [loh, -sahy, -kee, -kahy],lo·ca [loh, -k, uh]. a place; locality. a center or source, as of activities or power: locus of control. Mathematics. the set of all points, lines, or surfaces that satisfy a given requirement.
1. (Law) (in many legal phrases) a place or area, esp the place where something occurred. 2. (Mathematics) maths a set of points whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions: the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle. 3. (Genetics) genetics the position of a particular gene on a chromosome.
In math, a locus is when a set of points all meet at a designated location: a circle is the locus of points equal in length from one given point. In genetics, the locus is the location of a certain gene on a chromosome.
Definition of locus noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lo‧cus /ˈləʊkəs $ ˈloʊ-/ noun (plural loci /ˈləʊsaɪ $ ˈloʊ-, -ki/) [countable] formal the place where something is particularly known to exist, or which is the centre of something locus of The Politburo was the locus of all power in the Soviet Union.
