# Bisection The **bisection** of a [[line segment]] or an [[angle]] divides that object into two equal parts. ## Perpendicular Bisector The **perpendicular bisector** of a [[line segment]] is the [[line]] which is [[perpendicular]] to that line segment and which passes through its [[midpoint]]. category: definition [[!redirects bisect]] [[!redirects bisects]] [[!redirects perpendicular bisector]]