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hyperbolic geometry

hyperbolic geometry noun: a type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L.

hyperbolic geometry: a type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not...
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Noun

hyperbolic geometry (countable and uncountable, plural hyperbolic geometries)

  1. A type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L.
  2. A non-Euclidean geometry, that features the hyperbola as geodesic, and has constant negative curvature

hyperbolic geometry meaning in Tamil and Arabic

hyperbolic geometry in Tamil

குவிபிறை வடிவியல்

hyperbolic geometry in Arabic

type of geometry
هَنْدَسَة زَائِدِيّة

Synonyms of hyperbolic geometry

Forms of hyperbolic geometry

pluralhyperbolic geometries

Origin of hyperbolic geometry

The terminology was introduced in 1871 by Felix Klein, who classified some non-Euclidean geometries as hyperbolisch (“hyperbolic”), elliptisch (“elliptical”), and parabolisch (“parabolic”).

Questions about hyperbolic geometry

What does hyperbolic geometry mean?
Hyperbolic geometry means a type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L.
What is hyperbolic geometry in Tamil?
Hyperbolic geometry in Tamil is குவிபிறை வடிவியல். See Hyperbolic geometry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hyperbolic geometry?
Hyperbolic geometry is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperbolic geometry?
The plural of hyperbolic geometry is hyperbolic geometries.

Words near hyperbolic geometry in the dictionary

  1. hyperbolic dodecahedron
  2. hyperbolic dodecahedrons
  3. hyperbolic function
  4. hyperbolic functions
  5. hyperbolic geometries
  6. hyperbolic geometry
  7. hyperbolic navigation system
  8. hyperbolic navigation systems
  9. hyperbolic number
  10. hyperbolic numbers
  11. hyperbolic paraboloid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hyperbolic geometry (page history and authors); hyperbolic geometry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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