Can a straight line segment have perpendicular bisectors?

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my book says

a straight line segment has no perpendicular bisectors

I don't see why. I think it's rather obvious that it does.
 
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bobsmith76 said:
my book says

a straight line segment has no perpendicular bisectors

I don't see why. I think it's rather obvious that it does.

Give the quote and in context please.
 
Never mind, I got it, I replaced the word true with false.

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