"imaginary geometry" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Calque of Russian мни́мая геометрия (mnímaja geometrija), coined by mathematician Nicolai Lobachevsky, probably influenced by мни́мое чи́сло (mnímoje číslo, “imaginary number”), although his precise reasoning is unknown. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ru|мни́мая геометрия}} Calque of Russian мни́мая геометрия (mnímaja geometrija), {{m|ru|мни́мое чи́сло||imaginary number}} мни́мое чи́сло (mnímoje číslo, “imaginary number”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} imaginary geometry (uncountable)
  1. (geometry) Absolute geometry, an axiomatised geometry in which the parallel postulate is absent and not replaced by an alternative, and of which Euclidean geometry and some non-Euclidean geometries are subtypes. Wikipedia link: Nicolai Lobachevsky Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Geometry Synonyms: geometry with no parallel postulate [absolute, gender-neutral] [geometry, mathematics, sciences, geometry, mathematics, sciences] Related terms: elliptic geometry, hyperbolic geometry, pangeometry Translations (geometry with no parallel postulate — see also absolute geometry): мни́мая геометрия (mnímaja geometrija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-imaginary_geometry-en-noun-XLv2Yi2x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences

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