Geometry

Definition of Geometry

• Geometry basically means measure (metry) of the earth (geo).
• Geometry is the most practical branch of mathematics.
• Geometry is the study of geometric figures in two dimensions and three dimensions.
• Geometry deals with the properties, measurements and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids that appear in the world around us.
• Geometry extensively uses Arithmetic and Algebra to arrive at the solutions of its problems.

Related Terms for Geometry

• Point
• Line
• Angle
• Surface
• Solid
• Ray
• Surface
• Polygon
• Circle
• Prism
• Pyramid
• Cone
• Cylinder
• Polyhedron
• Axiom
• Theorem
• Proof

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