IN MATH: 1. adj. perpendicular to horizontal; up and down or top to bottom as opposed to from right to left. EX. The vertical line x = 0 is also called the y-axis. 2. adj. upright or standing up as opposed to on the floor or lying down. EX. Tom can even fall asleep in a vertical position!

IN ENGLISH: 1. as defined above.

APPLICATION: See list 260.

1. State the equation of a vertical line through the point (7, -10).

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