Prime plane

This term is related to: incidence geometry
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Definition

A prime plane is a projective plane satisfying the following equivalent conditions:

• It does not possess any proper subplanes
• It is generated by each one of its quadrangles

Relation with other properties

Weaker properties

• Projective plane
• Partial plane

References

• Finite Geometries by Peter Dembowski