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单词 hyperbolic geometry
释义

hyperbolic geometry

English

Etymology

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

Noun

hyperbolic geometry (countable and uncountable, plural hyperbolic geometries)

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

Synonyms

  • Lobachevsky-Bolyai-Gauss geometry

Further reading

  • hyperbolic geometry”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  • hyperbolic geometry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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