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1. geometry
   [n] - the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
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2. Geometry
   The branch of mathematics that deals with the nature of space and the size, shape, and other properties of figures as well as the transformations that preserve these properties.
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3. Geometry
   Ge·om'e·try noun ; plural Geometries [ French géométrie , Latin geometria , from Greek ..., from ... to measure land; ge`a , gh^ , the earth + ... to measure. So called because one of its earliest a...
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4. geometry
   Origin: F. Geometrie, L. Geometria, fr. Gr, fr. To measure land, the earth + to measure. So called because one of its earliest and most important applications was to the measurement of the earth's surface. See Geometer. ... 1. That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, ...
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5. geometry
   noun the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces
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6. Geometry
   • (n.) That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of the relations of space. • (n.) A treatise on this science.
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7. geometry
   the branch of mathematics concerned with the shape of individual objects, spatial relationships among various objects, and the properties of ... [34 related articles]
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8. geometry
   geometry 1. The branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, surfaces, and solids, and examines their properties. 2. A branch of mathematics that is concerned with the properties and relationships of points, lines, angles, curves, surfaces, and solids. 3. In nuclear medicine, any of the va...
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9. geometry
   geometry [Gr.,=earth measuring], branch of mathematics concerned with the properties of and relationships between points, lines, planes, and figures and with generalizations of these concepts.Sections in this article:IntroductionTypes of GeometryTheir Relationship to Each OtherThe Axiomatic Approach...
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10. Geometry
    Originally abstracted from the measurement of, and the study of relations of position among, material objects, geometry received in Euclid's Elements (c. 300 B.C.) a treatment which (despite, of course, certain defects by modern standards) became the historical model for the abstract deductive devel...
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11. Geometry
    Geometry (from the Greek ge, earth, and metron, measure), as its name implies, was primarily the mathematical science which had for its object the measurement of portions of the earth's surface; but now geometry may be termed the science which treats of the properties and relations of definite porti...
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12. geometry
    Click images to enlargeBranch of mathematics concerned with the properties of space, usually in terms of plane (two-dimensional, or 2D) and solid (three-dimensional, or 3D) figures. The subject is usually divided into pure geometry, which embraces roughly the plane and solid geometry dealt with in Greek mathematic...
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13. Geometry
    (Robert Rich album) `Geometry` (1991) is an album by the American ambient and electronic musician Robert Rich. Although completed in 1988, this album was not released until three years later. This album is more active and structured than any of his previous works. The music was inspire...
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14. Geometry
    `Geometry` (; geo- "earth", -metria "measurement") is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest mathematical sciences. Initially a body of practical knowl...
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