elliptic geometry (n)
Riemannian geometry (n)

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def (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle
examples Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry
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Hypernym non-Euclidean geometry
Domain of synset - TOPIC mathematics, math, maths
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Member of this domain - TOPIC mathematics, math, maths
Hyponym non-Euclidean geometry

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