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Let'squestion asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 1 decade ago

What is the most general definition of Geometry?

What is geometry? is it collection of postulates only or all theorems and corrolories. Does it necesitate diagram or Algebra can also describe geometry?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    You may be interested to know that Geometry derives from geo, earth, and metria, measure. Thus it began as a set of tools to measure the Earth. For the current connection between axiomatic logic (which we use to justify math from Algebra to Analysis), check out David Hilbert.

  • REVLON
    1 decade ago

    Geometry is the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces.

  • Poetland
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Gee, I'm a tree

    so, animus is the most general

  • poornakumar b
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It is about 'spaces' and how to 'span' it.

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