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elliptic geometry [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

The geometry obtained from euclidean geometry by replacing the parallel line postulate with the postulate that infinitely many lines may be drawn through a given point, parallel to a given line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Géométrie non euclidienne déduite en 1854 par C. Riemann, qui ne dépend pas du concept d'espace à trois dimensions et qui introduit les concepts de grandeurs multiples et de variétés en tant que généralisations du concept de surface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Gráficos de computadora
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