projective geometry
noun
: a branch of geometry that deals with the properties of configurations that are unaltered by projection
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By including those points, projective geometry could be merged with Euclidean geometry in a way that was consistent for both systems.
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Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
At around the same time that Poncelet was finishing his book on projective geometry, Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel was studying elliptic integrals.
—Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
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.
—Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
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Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
At around the same time that Poncelet was finishing his book on projective geometry, Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel was studying elliptic integrals.
—Richard Jensen, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2025
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.
—Siobhan Roberts, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
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