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Riemannian geometry
  هندسه‌ی ِ ریمانی  
hendese-ye Riemanni
Fr.: géométrie riemannienne  

A → non-Euclidean geometry in which there are no → parallel lines, and the sum of the → angles of a → triangle is always greater than 180°. Riemannian figures can be thought of as figures constructed on a curved surface. The geometry is called elliptic because the section formed by a plane that cuts the curved surface is an ellipse.

See also: → Riemannian; → geometry.