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    ELLIPTIC GEOMETRY

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circleplay

    Example:

    Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry

    Synonyms:

    elliptic geometry; Riemannian geometry

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("elliptic geometry" is a kind of...):

    non-Euclidean geometry ((mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's)

    Domain category:

    math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

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