non-Euclidean

[ non-yoo-klid-ee-uh n ]

/ ˌnɒn yuˈklɪd i ən /

adjective

differing from the postulates of Euclid or based upon postulates other than those of Euclid.

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 Illiteracy|Mihai Nadin
Beltrami's mathematical investigations were devoted mainly to the non-Euclidean geometry.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne
Lobachevski has proved not, by creating non-Euclidean geometry.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
The real basis of the non-Euclidean geometry is dimension as direction.
The Mystery of Space|Robert T. Browne

But it is not enough that the Euclidean (or non-Euclidean) geometry can never be directly contradicted by experience.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar

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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.

non-Euclidean

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