What is the meaning of locus?

noun

  • The scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting.
  • The specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome.
  • The set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions.
    • usage: "the locus of points equidistant from a given point is a circle"
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