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plane geometry
noun
Mathematics.
- the geometry of figures whose parts all lie in one plane.
plane geometry
noun
- the study of the properties of and relationships between plane curves, figures, etc
plane geometry
- The mathematical study of geometric figures whose parts lie in the same plane, such as polygons, circles, and lines.
plane geometry
- The study of two-dimensional figures (figures that are confined to a plane ).
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Plane geometry is one of the oldest branches of mathematics .
The Greek mathematician Euclid was the first to study plane geometry carefully. His book Elements was the standard plane geometry textbook for centuries.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of plane geometry1
First recorded in 1740–50
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“What do you know about imaginary numbers, plane geometry, and vector algebra, Jake?”
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He learned in part by drawing biology and plane geometry projects and whatever else the teachers asked for.
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But in the eleventh grade, I got good scores in plane geometry from the start.
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The treatise contains 13 separate books, covering everything from plane geometry, the Pythagorean theorem, golden ratio, prime numbers, and quite a bit more.
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In 1952, my plane geometry book was a tattered volume first used by white students in 1935, the year I was born.
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