non-Euclidean
[non-yoo-klid-ee-uh n]
- differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid.
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Origin of non-Euclidean
First recorded in 1870–75
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For instance, we might know that in non-Euclidean geometries, parallels meet.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
But they constitute the substance of non-Euclidean geometry; they are its blood and sinews.
The Mystery of SpaceRobert T. Browne
The real basis of the non-Euclidean geometry is dimension as direction.
The Mystery of SpaceRobert T. Browne
In their non-Euclidean geometry the part is always greater than the whole.
The Open Secret of IrelandT. M. Kettle
Beltrami's mathematical investigations were devoted mainly to the non-Euclidean geometry.
The Mystery of SpaceRobert T. Browne
Word Origin and History for non-euclidean
non-Euclidean
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
non-Euclidean
[nŏn′yōō-klĭd′ē-ən]
- 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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