locus

The definition of a locus is where a person or thing is located.

(noun)

An example of locus is the table upon which a glass is sitting.

See locus in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. loci

a place
Genetics the position on a chromosome occupied by a particular gene
Math.
1. any system of points, lines, etc. which satisfies one or more given conditions
2. a line, plane, etc. every point of which satisfies a given condition and which contains no point that does not satisfy this condition

Origin: L: see local

See locus in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lo·ci (-sīˌ, -kē, -kīˌ)

A locality; a place.
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).
Mathematics The set or configuration of all points whose coordinates satisfy a single equation or one or more algebraic conditions.
The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome.

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Origin: Latin

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