Synonyms of riemannian geometry

Noun


1. elliptic geometry, Riemannian geometry, non-Euclidean geometry

usage: (mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle; "Bernhard Riemann pioneered elliptic geometry"

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