Locus (plural loci) is Latin for "place". It may refer to:

Mathematics and science

  • Locus (mathematics), the set of points satisfying a particular condition, often forming a curve
  • Root locus, a diagram visualizing the position of roots as a parameter changes
  • Locus (archaeology), the smallest definable unit in stratigraphy
  • Locus (genetics), the position of a gene or other significant sequence on a chromosome

Humanities and social science

  • Locus (rhetoric), another name for a literary or rhetorical topos, a method of constructing an argument
  • Locus of control, the degree to which people have control over events
  • Method of loci, a mnemonic system that uses the spatial memory of a familiar place to enhance recollection

Computing

  • LOCUS (operating system), a distributed OS developed at UCLA, notable for single-system image idea
  • Locus Computing Corporation (1982–1995), commercialized the LOCUS distributed operating system developed at UCLA
  • Locus Map, an Android navigation app using maps of various providers in online and offline mode
  • Wang LOCI (Logarithmic Computing Instrument), an early scientific calculator by Wang

Entertainment

Other

See also

  • Locust – Grasshopper that has a swarming phase
  • Loki – Trickster in Norse mythology
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