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• Elementary geometry — Geometry Ge*om e*try, n.; pl. {Geometries}[F. g[ e]om[ e]trie, L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge a, gh^, the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its earliest and most important applications was to the measurement of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• elementary geometry — noun (mathematics) geometry based on Euclid s axioms • Syn: ↑parabolic geometry, ↑Euclidean geometry • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Geometry — (Greek γεωμετρία ; geo = earth, metria = measure) is a part of mathematics concerned with questions of size, shape, and relative position of figures and with properties of space. Geometry is one of the oldest sciences. Initially a body of… …   Wikipedia

• Geometry — Ge*om e*try, n.; pl. {Geometries}[F. g[ e]om[ e]trie, L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge a, gh^, the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its earliest and most important applications was to the measurement of the earth s …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Geometry template — A geometry template is a piece of clear plastic with cut out shapes for use in mathematics and other subjects in primary school through secondary school. It functions as a stencil, protractor, ruler, French curve and straightedge. It can also be… …   Wikipedia

• Elementary algebra — is a fundamental and relatively basic form of algebra taught to students who are presumed to have little or no formal knowledge of mathematics beyond arithmetic. It is typically taught in secondary school under the term algebra. The major… …   Wikipedia

• Elementary mathematics — consists of mathematics topics frequently taught at the primary and secondary school levels. The most basic are arithmetic and geometry. The next level is probability and statistics, then algebra, then (usually) trigonometry and pre calculus. ee… …   Wikipedia

• Euclidean geometry — geometry based upon the postulates of Euclid, esp. the postulate that only one line may be drawn through a given point parallel to a given line. [1860 65] * * * Study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids based on Euclid s axioms. Its… …   Universalium

• History of geometry — Geometry (Greek γεωμετρία ; geo = earth, metria = measure) arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers. Classic geometry… …   Wikipedia

• geometry — /jee om i tree/, n. 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the deduction of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and figures in space from their defining conditions by means of certain assumed properties… …   Universalium

• Elementary symmetric polynomial — In mathematics, specifically in commutative algebra, the elementary symmetric polynomials are one type of basic building block for symmetric polynomials, in the sense that any symmetric polynomial P can be expressed as a polynomial in elementary… …   Wikipedia