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adjective
differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid.
Origin:
1870–75
1870–75
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non-Euclidean  (nŏn'y -klĭd'ē-ən) Pronunciation Key
Relating to any of several modern geometries that are based on a set of postulates other than the set proposed by Euclid, especially one in which all of the postulates of Euclidean geometry hold except the parallel postulate. Compare Euclidean. |
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