Lobachevski geometry

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Lobachevski geometry [lō·bə′chef·skē jē′äm·ə·trē]

(mathematics)

A system of planar geometry in which the euclidean parallel postulate fails; any pointpnot on a lineLhas at least two lines through it parallel toL. Also known as Bolyai geometry; hyperbolic geometry.

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