Euclidean geometry

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Euclidean geometry is the classical mathematical system that studies flat space and shapes using axioms about points, lines, and angles, forming the foundation of much of traditional mathematics and physics.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Euclidean geometry canonical 41
Euclidean geometry E^3 1
Euclidean plane 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of mathematics ⓘ
geometry ⓘ
appliedIn architecture ⓘ
classical mechanics ⓘ
computer graphics ⓘ
engineering ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Euclid ⓘ
contrastedWith elliptic geometry ⓘ
hyperbolic geometry ⓘ
non-Euclidean geometry ⓘ
describedIn Elements ⓘ
formalizedBy Hilbert's axioms ⓘ
foundationFor analytic geometry ⓘ
classical trigonometry ⓘ
hasAxiomSystem Euclid's postulates ⓘ
hasDimension three-dimensional ⓘ
two-dimensional ⓘ
hasGeneralization n-dimensional Euclidean space ⓘ
hasKeyConcept Cartesian coordinates ⓘ
Euclidean distance ⓘ
linked to: Euclidean metric

Pythagorean theorem ⓘ
angle sum of triangle ⓘ
congruence ⓘ
parallel lines ⓘ
perpendicularity ⓘ
similarity ⓘ
hasParallelPostulateFormulation given a line and a point not on it there is exactly one parallel line through the point ⓘ
hasPostulate a circle can be drawn with any center and radius ⓘ
a finite straight line can be extended continuously in a straight line ⓘ
all right angles are equal to one another ⓘ
parallel postulate ⓘ
through any two points there is exactly one straight line ⓘ
hasProperty distance satisfies Euclidean metric ⓘ
rectangles exist ⓘ
similar triangles with equal angles are proportional in sides ⓘ
space is flat ⓘ
triangle angle sum equals 180 degrees ⓘ
zero curvature ⓘ
historicalPeriod ancient Greek mathematics ⓘ
namedAfter Euclid ⓘ
studies angles ⓘ
area ⓘ
circles ⓘ
distance ⓘ
lines ⓘ
planes ⓘ
points ⓘ
polygons ⓘ
triangles ⓘ
volume ⓘ
usesTool compass ⓘ
straightedge ⓘ

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Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Book II (De revolutionibus orbium coelestium) → uses → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
subject linked to: Book II
Pythagorean theorem → field → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
John Playfair → academicDiscipline → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
De Corpore → influencedBy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Fermat point → definedIn → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Euclid → knownFor → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Euclid → subjectOf → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Euclides adauctus et methodicus → mainSubject → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Euclides adauctus et methodicus → workExpanded → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Archimedes' spiral → liesIn → Euclidean plane ⓘ
linked to: Euclidean geometry
Ethics, Part I → structureModeledOn → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Penrose stairs → defies → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Thales’ theorem → field → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Introduction to Geometry → field → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Introduction to Geometry → hasSubject → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Non-Euclidean geometry → contrastsWith → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
subject linked to: Non-Euclidean Geometry
ISO(n) → relatedConcept → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Playfair's axiom → field → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Elements of Geometry → fieldOfStudy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Elements of Philosophy → influencedBy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Elements → influenced → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Euclid's postulates → partOf → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Book II (On the Sphere and Cylinder) → influencedBy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
subject linked to: Book II
Éléments de géométrie → mainSubject → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Matteo Ricci → introducedToChina → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
analytic geometry → relatedTo → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Soddy circle → hasContext → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
De prospectiva pingendi → influencedBy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Alhambra tilings → usesMathematicalConcept → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Euclid's Optics → influencedBy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Kreis und Kugel → hasSubject → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
geometry and topology → includesSubfield → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Nil geometry → isNot → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Nil geometry → contrastsWith → Euclidean geometry E^3 ⓘ
linked to: Euclidean geometry
Miquel point → field → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Miquel circle → field → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
nine-point circle → studiedIn → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Axioms of Intuition → influencedBy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ
Ethics (Spinoza) → inspiredBy → Euclidean geometry ⓘ