"absolute geometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: absolute geometries [plural]
Etymology: From 1832; introduced by Hungarian mathematician János Bolyai (1802—1860). Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolute geometry (plural absolute geometries)
  1. (geometry) The single (up to logical equivalence) geometry whose axiomatic system is equivalent to that of Euclidean geometry without the parallel postulate or any alternative. Categories (topical): Geometry Translations (Euclidean geometry without the parallel postulate): 絶対幾何学 (Japanese), абсолю́тная геоме́трия (absoljútnaja geométrija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-absolute_geometry-en-noun-s6tCDAQP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Non-Euclidean geometry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Disambiguation of Non-Euclidean geometry: 51 49 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Euclidean geometry without the parallel postulate': 59 41
  2. (geometry) Any geometry whose axiomatic system extends that of absolute geometry (in the singular sense) and neither assumes nor contradicts the parallel postulate. Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms: Euclidean geometry without the parallel postulate [gender-neutral] [geometry, mathematics, sciences] Related terms: parallel postulate, triangle postulate
    Sense id: en-absolute_geometry-en-noun-ke5rl6TD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Non-Euclidean geometry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 51 49 Disambiguation of Non-Euclidean geometry: 51 49 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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