riemannian geometry

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   (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”

   Synonymselliptic geometry

   Broadernon-Euclidean geometry

   mathematics

Questions about riemannian geometry

What does riemannian geometry mean?

riemannian geometry means "(mathematics) a non-Euclidean geometry that regards space as like a sphere and a line as like a great circle".

What is another word for riemannian geometry?

Close synonyms include elliptic geometry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.