Parallelism axiom
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The axiom defining the relationship of parallelism in various geometries. See Parallel straight lines; Fifth postulate.
References
| [a1] | D. Hilbert, "Grundlagen der Geometrie" , Teubner, reprint (1968) |
| [a2] | H.S.M. Coxeter, "Introduction to geometry" , Wiley (1969) pp. 185–186; 396–404 |
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Parallelism axiom. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Parallelism_axiom&oldid=53657
Parallelism axiom. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Parallelism_axiom&oldid=53657