non-Euclidean geometry

See also: noneuclidean geometry

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non-Euclidean geometry (countable and uncountable, plural non-Euclidean geometries)

  1. (geometry) Any system of geometry not based on the set of axioms of Euclidean geometry, which is based on the three-dimensional space of common experience.
    Antonym: Euclidean geometry
    Hyponyms: hyperbolic geometry, elliptical geometry, spherical geometry

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