Definition:Elliptic Geometry/Also known as

Elliptic Geometry: Also known as

Elliptic geometry is also known as Riemannian geometry, although the latter term properly applies to something more specific.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): non-Euclidean geometry
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Riemannian geometry
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): non-Euclidean geometry
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Riemannian geometry