Euclidean geometry

Euclidean geometry

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

Origin:
1860–65

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euclidean geometry

noun
(mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms [syn: elementary geometry
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