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combinatorial geometry

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The field of mathematics which examines extremal problems of a combinatorial nature expressed geometrically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • 2012, Mohammed Mostefa Mesmmoudi, et al., Discrete Curvature Estimation Methods for Triangulated Surfaces, Ullrich Köthe, Annick Montanvert, Pierre Soille (editors), Applications of Discrete Geometry and Mathematical Morphology, Springer, LNCS 7346, page 28, In combinatorial geometry, the most common discrete representation for a surface is a triangle mesh.

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noun

Meaning 2

A simple matroid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Qualifier: theory of matroids

Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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History

Etymology

From circa 1955.