First Known Use: 1896
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Riemannian geometry
noun Rie·mann·ian geometry \rē-ˈmä-nē-ən-\
Definition of RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY
: a non-Euclidean geometry in which straight lines are geodesics and in which the parallel postulate is replaced by the postulate that every pair of straight lines intersects
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Origin of RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY
G. F. B. Riemann
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