locus
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locus (plural loci)
- A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.
- The cafeteria was the locus of activity.
- (mathematics) The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.
- A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.
- (genetics) A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.
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[edit] Translations
place or locality
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set of all points given by an equation or condition
position on a chromosome
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
locus (genitive locī); m, second declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | locus | locī |
| genitive | locī | locōrum |
| dative | locō | locīs |
| accusative | locum | locōs |
| ablative | locō | locīs |
| vocative | loce | locī |

