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) (geometry) A type of geometry that rejects the parallel postulate. Given a straight line L and a point p not on L, more than one straight line can be drawn through p without intersecting L. (geometry) A non-Euclidean geometry, that features the hyperbola as geodesic, and has constant negative curvature ==== Synonyms ==== Lobachevsky-Bolyai-Gauss geometry ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “hyperbolic geometry”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. hyperbolic geometry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia