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noun
The branch of differential geometry that concerns Riemannian manifolds; an example of a geometry that involves Riemannian manifolds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The geometry of elliptical and spherical shapes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: elliptic geometry, spherical geometry
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: elliptic geometry
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: non-Euclidean geometry
History
From Riemannian + geometry, after German mathematician Bernhard Riemann.
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