non-euclidean geometry

non-Euclidean geometry

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Definitions of non-euclidean geometry words

noun 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. 1
noun non-euclidean geometry the branch of modern geometry in which certain axioms of Euclidean geometry are restated. It introduces fundamental changes into the concept of space 0

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75; non- + Euclidean

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