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  • noun geometry A special number associated with an ordered quadruple of collinear points, particularly points on a projective line, and preserved by the fractional linear transformations.

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  • P2 meets κ, the said cross-ratio may be regarded as a function of the point pair.

    Nineteenth Century Geometry Torretti, Roberto 2007

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