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locus

noun

Meaning

  1. nounA place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

    Example: The cafeteria was the locus of activity.

  2. nounThe set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.

    Example: A circle is the locus of points from which the distance to the center is a given value, the radius.

  3. nounA fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.

Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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