"hyperbolic geometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hyperbolic geometries [plural]
Etymology: The terminology was introduced in 1871 by Felix Klein, who classified some non-Euclidean geometries as hyperbolisch (“hyperbolic”), elliptisch (“elliptical”), and parabolisch (“parabolic”). Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=hyperbolic geometry}} hyperbolic geometry (countable and uncountable, plural hyperbolic geometries)
  1. (geometry) A type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point P not on the line, more than one straight line can be drawn through P without intersecting L. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-hyperbolic_geometry-en-noun-KRjpmN5H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
  2. (mathematics) A non-Euclidean geometry, that features the hyperbola as geodesic, and has constant negative curvature Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-hyperbolic_geometry-en-noun-hamCXW7e Categories (other): Non-Euclidean geometry Disambiguation of Non-Euclidean geometry: 44 56 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Lobachevsky-Bolyai-Gauss geometry

Inflected forms

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