combinatorial geometry

== English == === Etymology === From circa 1955. === Noun === combinatorial geometry (countable and uncountable, plural combinatorial geometries) (geometry, uncountable) The field of mathematics which examines extremal problems of a combinatorial nature expressed geometrically. 2012, Mohammed Mostefa Mesmmoudi, et al., Discrete Curvature Estimation Methods for Triangulated Surfaces, Ullrich Köthe, Annick Montanvert, Pierre Soille (editors), Applications of Discrete Geometry and Mathematical Morphology, Springer, LNCS 7346, page 28, In combinatorial geometry, the most common discrete representation for a surface is a triangle mesh. (geometry, theory of matroids, countable) A simple matroid. ==== Usage notes ==== The "simple matroid" sense may appear in texts dealing with the "field of mathematics" sense. ==== Translations ==== === See also === combinatorial topology === Further reading === Circle packing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Combinatorial geometry on Encyclopedia of Mathematics Combinatorial geometry(2) on Encyclopedia of Mathematics Combinatorial Geometry on Wolfram MathWorld