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Words related to postulate
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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. -
posit
to place, put, or set. -
premise
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion. -
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. -
assume
If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly. -
de broglie equation
the postulate of wave mechanics that a particle of mass m moving at a velocity v will have the properties of a wave of wavelength h / mv (de Broglie wavelength) where h is Planck's constant.