English Dictionary

hyperbolic geometry

noun

(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.

Hyperbolic geometry is a branch of mathematics that studies the properties of hyperbolic spaces.

意味（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.

意味（2）

(mathematics) A non-Euclidean geometry, that features the hyperbola as geodesic, and has constant negative curvature