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non-euclidean

non-Eu·clid·e·an
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [non-yoo-klid-ee-uh n]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ yü-ˈkli-dē-ən/
    • /nɒn juˈklɪd.i.ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [non-yoo-klid-ee-uh n]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ yü-ˈkli-dē-ən/

Definitions of non-euclidean word

  • adjective non-euclidean differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid. 1
  • adjective non-euclidean designating or of a geometry that rejects any of the postulates of Euclidean geometry, esp. the postulate that through a given point only one line can be drawn parallel to another line that does not contain the given point 0
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Origin of non-euclidean

First appearance:

before 1870
One of the 26% newest English words
First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Non-euclidean

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non-euclidean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Top questions with non-euclidean

  • what is non-euclidean geometry?

Related words

  • hyperbolic geometry

    the branch of non-Euclidean geometry that replaces the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry with the postulate that two distinct lines may be drawn parallel to a given line through a point not on the given line.

  • non-euclidean geometry

    geometry based upon one or more postulates that differ from those of Euclid, especially from the postulate that only one line may be drawn through a given point parallel to a given line.

  • riemannian geometry

    Also called elliptic geometry. the branch of non-Euclidean geometry that replaces the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry with the postulate that in a plane every pair of distinct lines intersects. Compare hyperbolic geometry.
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