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The line only exists as an element of representation, whereas in reality the line is but an abstraction of an existing condition.

The line helps us understand things. This is seen in topographic lines, vector fields, or as a condition in framing the parameter/edge of a thing.

A line is very much a conceptual thing that is untangible. Depending on the discipline, a line means something different; or the meaning for a "line" carries a different title in another profession. A line segment in geometry is the most efficient connection between two points, but the samething if represented graphically would be just a "line" in architectural graphics. In many instances, where architecture can be a discipline that is so tactile, the meaning and use of the word "line" can be so convoluted and misrepresented. What is a line, and what are the implications of its definition?

I feel the goal of the article is to make the audience more aware of the potential of a line and question the reader's understanding of what a line really is.

From personal experience, a line as a connector is very much an abstract thing, where its existence solely depends on my understanding of that existing condition. In my personal definition, a line (in drafting) is but a presentation of an edge condition that helps an individual understand the spatial relationship of intersecting planes. In reality, an edge that is represented by a line cannot exist without the surfaces that butt to form the in-between condition. But in graphic representation, lines (in the mind) in fact form the surfaces in a drawing, hence creating a paradigm to reality.

As an abstraction of the untangible, the linear condition of a line helps to convey movement and experience thereof implied. A line is no longer obliged to be a visual straight element, as it is free to curve and bend in space. But another paradox now comes into play as I begin to describe the line as a thing that can be manipulated. A line by definition has no three-dimensionality, however its conception and use is often associated with the forming and representing of formal and spatial conditions.

Historically, the "line" depending on culture and language, carries different and layered meanings that transcend its existence of a representative segment. Alberti's use of the word"linemente" to describe the overall physical realisation of visually similar buildings and the Yoruba culture's use of the line and its use to describe the existence of civilization are both examples for the line's representative powers and its relationship to human understanding.