NOUN | cognition | elliptic geometry, Riemannian geometry | (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle |
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Meaning | (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle. | |
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Example | "Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry" | |
Synonym | Riemannian geometry | |
Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
Broader | non-Euclidean geometry | (mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's |
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