Concept information
Preferred term
non-Euclidean geometry
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In mathematics, non-Euclidean geometry consists of two geometries based on axioms closely related to those that specify Euclidean geometry. As Euclidean geometry lies at the intersection of metric geometry and affine geometry, non-Euclidean geometry arises by either replacing the parallel postulate with an alternative, or relaxing the metric requirement. In the former case, one obtains hyperbolic geometry and elliptic geometry, the traditional non-Euclidean geometries. When the metric requirement is relaxed, then there are affine planes associated with the planar algebras, which give rise to kinematic geometries that have also been called non-Euclidean geometry.
(Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Euclidean_geometry)
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-D4N10QHN-1
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