projective geometry
noun
: a branch of geometry that deals with the properties of configurations that are unaltered by projection
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Nima Arkani-Hamed, a professor in the institute’s School of Natural Sciences, was talking about recent research that had brought him into contact with some beautiful, elementary, albeit ancient, results in projective geometry.
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Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
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First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of projective geometry was
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“Projective geometry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/projective%20geometry. Accessed 27 Sep. 2023.
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