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elliptic geometry
noun
Riemannian geometry ( def 1 ).
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Riemannian geometry
noun Geometry.
1.
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.
2.
the differential geometry of a metric space that generalizes a Euclidean space.
Origin:
1915–20
1915–20
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| Riemannian geometry | |
| —n | |
| Also called: elliptic geometry a branch of non-Euclidean geometry in which a line may have many parallels through a given point. It has a model on the surface of a sphere, with lines represented by great circles | |
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Riemannian geometry  (rē-män'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
A non-Euclidean system of geometry based on the postulate that within a plane every pair of lines intersects. |
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