What is the "poverty line:" and "poverty gap" in sociology?

Question

What is the "poverty line:" and "poverty gap" in sociology?

Answer 1

Line: a number of dollars below which a person is said to be living in poverty

Gap: the difference between the poor and nonpoor

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Poverty line =  the line or border which the poor people cannot cross or they will be shot.

Poverty gap = the abyss where the poor will fall to h**l if they try to jump over the gap over to the rich people side