"Simson line" meaning in English

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      "glosses": [
        "Given a triangle ABC and a point P on its circumcircle, the three closest points to P on lines AB, AC, and BC are collinear. The line through these points is the Simson line of P."
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          "triangle",
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        [
          "point",
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          "circumcircle",
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          "collinear",
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        "(geometry) Given a triangle ABC and a point P on its circumcircle, the three closest points to P on lines AB, AC, and BC are collinear. The line through these points is the Simson line of P."
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          "word": "Wallace line"
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        "Given a triangle ABC and a point P on its circumcircle, the three closest points to P on lines AB, AC, and BC are collinear. The line through these points is the Simson line of P."
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        "(geometry) Given a triangle ABC and a point P on its circumcircle, the three closest points to P on lines AB, AC, and BC are collinear. The line through these points is the Simson line of P."
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