"Pasch's axiom" meaning in English

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Etymology: Its essential role was discovered in 1882 by the German mathematician Moritz Pasch. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Pasch's axiom}} Pasch's axiom
  1. (geometry) A statement in plane geometry, used implicitly by Euclid, which cannot be derived from Euclid's postulates. It states that, if a line, not passing through any vertex of a triangle, meets one side of the triangle then it meets another side. Wikipedia link: Moritz Pasch, Pasch's axiom Categories (topical): Geometry Related terms: Pasch's theorem

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