absolute geometry

noun

Etymology

From 1832; introduced by Hungarian mathematician János Bolyai (1802—1860).

Definitions

  1. The single (up to logical equivalence) geometry whose axiomatic system is equivalent to…

    The single (up to logical equivalence) geometry whose axiomatic system is equivalent to that of Euclidean geometry without the parallel postulate or any alternative.

  2. Any geometry whose axiomatic system extends that of absolute geometry (in the singular…

    Any geometry whose axiomatic system extends that of absolute geometry (in the singular sense) and neither assumes nor contradicts the parallel postulate.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for absolute geometry. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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