Riemannian geometry


nounGeometry.
  1. Also called elliptic geometry. the branch of non-Euclidean geometry that replaces the parallel postulate of Euclidean geometry with the postulate that in a plane every pair of distinct lines intersects.: Compare hyperbolic geometry.

  2. the differential geometry of a metric space that generalizes a Euclidean space.

Origin of Riemannian geometry

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First recorded in 1915–20

Words Nearby Riemannian geometry

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British Dictionary definitions for Riemannian geometry

Riemannian geometry

noun
  1. a branch of non-Euclidean geometry in which a line may have many parallels through a given point. It has a model on the surface of a sphere, with lines represented by great circles: Also called: elliptic geometry

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Scientific definitions for Riemannian geometry

Riemannian geometry

[ rē-mänē-ən ]


  1. A non-Euclidean system of geometry based on the postulate that within a plane every pair of lines intersects.

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