To draw a line segment in a 2d plane, you'd need two points (x, y) or 4 numbers. There are other alternatives to two points such as one point, segment length and and angle (relative to x axis).
I am wondering if there is any way of drawing any arbitrary line segment with less than 4 parameters? I am not concerned about the drawing efficiency of the solution. Purely interested in reducing the number of parameters. Of course predefined/global values can be used.
Is there a field in Mathematics (or even a good search keyword I can use) that focuses on optimising spatial complexity of arguments such as this (e.g Can a rectangle be drawn with less than 5 parameters)?
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