elliptic geometry
noun · n
Simple meaning
A non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ɪˈlɪptɪkdʒiɑmətɹi
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Definition
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noun
mathematics
A non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle
n
An example of a geometry in which Euclid's parallel postulate does not hold.
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This meaning: A non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle
Used this way, elliptic geometry is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a mathematical use: it is defined precisely and belongs to working with figures and calculations rather than to ordinary conversation.
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