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Definition of Constructible
1. Adjective. (context: of a regular polygon) That can be constructed in a plane using only a pair of compasses and a straightedge. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Constructible
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Constructible
Literary usage of Constructible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Teaching of Mathematics in Secondary Schools by Arthur Schultze (1912)
"constructible angles. — The discussions of the preceding sections also answer
... It is sometimes useful to know that the smallest constructible angle that ..."
2. First Course in the Theory of Equations by Leonard Eugene Dickson (1922)
"Cubic Equations with a constructible Root. We saw that the problem of the
duplication of a cube led to a cubic equation (2). We shall later show that each ..."
3. The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton, A J Bartlett, Justin Clemens (2006)
"Should the non-constructible be viewed as deficient and lacking, or should it be
affirmed and incorporated? The limit ordinals code, in their structure, ..."
4. The Harmony of the World by Johannes Kepler, A. M. (Alistair Matheson) Duncan, Eric J. Aiton, Judith Veronica Field (1997)
"For ex- imple. although the constructible 15-sided regular polygon is excluded
from giving rise to a consonance because it does not have its own ..."
5. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1892)
"For 3 times 3 times 3 compartments, a magic cube of this description is not
constructible. For 4 times, 4 times 4 compartments a cube is constructible such ..."
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