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'''Euclidean geometry''' is a form of [[geometry]] first codified by [[Euclid]] in his series of thirteen books, [[Euclid's Elements|The Elements]].<br> | '''Euclidean geometry''' is a form of [[geometry]] first codified by [[Euclid]] in his series of thirteen books, [[Euclid's Elements|The Elements]].<br> | ||
==Concepts== | |||
Some of the concepts used and described in Euclidean geometry are: | Some of the concepts used and described in Euclidean geometry are: | ||
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*[[boundary (geometry)|boundary]] | *[[boundary (geometry)|boundary]] | ||
*[[figure (geometry)|figure]] | *[[figure (geometry)|figure]] | ||
*[[plane figure (geometry)|plane figure]] | |||
**[[plane figure (geometry)#rectilinear figure|rectilinear figure]] | |||
**[[triangle]] | |||
***[[equilateral triangle (geometry)|equilateral triangle]] | |||
***[[isoscelese triangle (geometry)|isoscelese triangle]] | |||
***[[scalene triangle (geometry)|scalene triangle]] | |||
***[[right angled triangle (geometry)|right angled triangle]] | |||
***[[obtuse angled triangle (geometry)|obtuse angled triangle]] | |||
***[[acute angle triangle (geometry)|acute angle triangle]] | |||
**[[polygon]] | |||
***[[square]] | |||
***[[oblong (geometry)|oblong]] | |||
***[[rhombus (geometry)|rhombus]] | |||
***[[rhomboid (geometry)|rhomboid]] | |||
***[[trapezia (geometry)|trapezia]] | |||
*[[circle (geometry)|circle]] | *[[circle (geometry)|circle]] | ||
*[[center (geometry)|center]] | *[[center (geometry)|center]] | ||
*[[diameter (geometry)|diameter]] | *[[diameter (geometry)|diameter]] | ||
*[[semicircle (geometry)|semicircle]] | *[[semicircle (geometry)|semicircle]] | ||
*[[trilateral (geometry)|trilateral]] | *[[trilateral (geometry)|trilateral]] | ||
*[[quadrilateral (geometry)|quadrilateral]] | *[[quadrilateral (geometry)|quadrilateral]] | ||
*[[multilateral (geometry)|multilateral]] | *[[multilateral (geometry)|multilateral]] | ||
*[[equilateral (geometry)|equilateral]] | *[[equilateral (geometry)|equilateral]] | ||
Revision as of 09:10, 18 August 2008
Euclidean geometry is a form of geometry first codified by Euclid in his series of thirteen books, The Elements.
Concepts
Some of the concepts used and described in Euclidean geometry are:
- point
- line or straight line
- surface
- plane
- plane angle
- rectilinear angle or angle including
- parallel
- perpendicular
- boundary
- figure
- plane figure
- circle
- center
- diameter
- semicircle
- trilateral
- quadrilateral
- multilateral
- equilateral