The Role and Function of a Hierarchical Classification of Quadrilaterals

De Villiers, M. (1994). The Role and Function of a Hierarchical Classification of Quadrilaterals. For the Learning of Mathematics, 14(1), 11-18.

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Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1994

Link

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Domain-specific

• Rhombus
  • … defined a rhombus exclusively as an equilateral quadrilateral that was not right-angled, placing the square in a separate class. Modern hierarchical classification normally treats a square as both a rectangle and a rhombus because inclusive definitions preserve more implication chains and reduce duplicated theorems.

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