Fano plane

noun

Fano plane

noun

Etymology Named after Gino Fano (1871–1952), an Italian mathematician.

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Geometry, Mathematics, Sciences The finite projective plane of order 2, having the smallest possible number of points and lines, 7 each, with 3 points on every line and 3 lines through every point.

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