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parallel postulate

noun

, Geometry.
  1. the axiom in Euclidean geometry that only one line can be drawn through a given point so that the line is parallel to a given line that does not contain the point.


parallel postulate

  1. See under Euclidean


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The last published work of Saccheri was a recital of his endeavors at demonstrating the parallel-postulate.

It consists of results arrived at by geometers in seeking a proof of the parallel-postulate.

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