locus

lo·cus  (lks)

n. pl. lo·ci (-s, -k, -k)

1. A locality; a place.

2. A center or focus of great activity or intense concentration: "the cunning exploitation of loci of power; the insulation from normal American society" (Clifton Fadiman).

3. Mathematics The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.

4. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.

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[Latin.]

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locus [loh-kuss]

Noun

pl loci

1. an area or place where something happens

2. Maths a set of points or lines whose location satisfies or is determined by one or more specified conditions: the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle [Latin]

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locus  (lks)

Plural loci (ls, -k, -k)

1. The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.

2. The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	locus - the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) locale, venue scene - the place where some action occurs; "the police returned to the scene of the crime"
	2.	locus - the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome site, situation - physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"
	3.	locus - the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions; "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle" set - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols; "the set of prime numbers is infinite"