How to draw 2d objects on 1d paper?

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This discussion explores the concept of how a two-dimensional (2D) being would represent a 2D object on a one-dimensional (1D) medium, specifically a line. It concludes that the representation would manifest as a line indicating the width of the cross-section of the 2D object as perceived from the 2D being's viewpoint. The conversation emphasizes the limitations of dimensionality in representation and the inherent challenges faced by beings constrained to lower dimensions.

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Here in the 3d world, we have 2d paper where we can draw 2d representations of 3d objects.

How would a 2d being draw a representation of a 2d object on a line?

Is that even possible?
 
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thatisthat said:
Here in the 3d world, we have 2d paper where we can draw 2d representations of 3d objects.

How would a 2d being draw a representation of a 2d object on a line?

Is that even possible?

It would just be a line representing the width of the cross-section present in that 2d beings' plane from the angle that they look at it.
 

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