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'''<indexterm><primary>is_empty</primary></indexterm>'''
Checks if a geometry is the empty set. 

[heading Synopsis]
``template<typename Geometry>
bool is_empty(Geometry const & geometry)``

[heading Parameters]

[table
[[Type] [Concept] [Name] [Description] ]
[[Geometry const &] [Any type fulfilling a Geometry Concept ] [geometry] [A model of the specified concept ]]
]


[heading Returns]
Returns true if the geometry is the empty set

[heading Header]
Either

`#include <boost/geometry.hpp>`


Or

`#include <boost/geometry/algorithms/is_empty.hpp>`

[include reference/algorithms/is_empty.qbk]


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