English noun: non-Euclidean geometry | |||
| 1. | non-Euclidean geometry (cognition) (mathematics) geometry based on axioms different from Euclid's | ||
| Samples | Non-Euclidean geometries discard or replace one or more of the Euclidean axioms. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | geometry | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elliptic geometry, hyperbolic geometry, Riemannian geometry | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||