hyperbolic geometry

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|geometry}} A type of [[geometry]] that rejects the {{l|en|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.
2. {{lb|en|geometry}} A [[non-Euclidean]] [[geometry]], that features the [[hyperbola]] as [[geodesic]], and has constant [[negative]] [[curvature]]

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