non-Euclidean
yuˈklɪd 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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Non-euclidean
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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