Definition of Riemannian geometry
: a non-Euclidean geometry in which straight lines are geodesics and in which the parallel postulate is replaced by the postulate that every pair of straight lines intersects
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Origin and Etymology of riemannian geometry
German F. B. Riemann
First Known Use: 1896
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