Long Valley Middle School — is a middle school located in Long Valley, New Jersey. Serving students grades 6 8, it is part of Washington Township Schools.Each grade is divided into three houses with approximately equal numbers of students. Each house is assigned a numerical … Wikipedia
geometry — /jee om i tree/, n. 1. the branch of mathematics that deals with the deduction of the properties, measurement, and relationships of points, lines, angles, and figures in space from their defining conditions by means of certain assumed properties… … Universalium
Geometry Wars — Infobox VG title=Geometry Wars developer=Bizarre Creations publisher=Microsoft Game Studios distributor=Microsoft Game Studios (retail) Microsoft Game Studios/Valve Corporation (Steam) designer=Stephen Cakey Cakebread engine= released=Xbox… … Wikipedia
Geometry shader — Shader Un shader (anglais, du verbe to shade : ombrager ou estomper, nuancer) est un programme[Quoi ?] utilisé en image de synthèse pour paramétrer une partie du processus de rendu réalisé par une carte graphique ou un moteur de rendu… … Wikipédia en Français
Long line (topology) — In topology, the long line (or Alexandroff line) is a topological space analogous to the real line, but much longer. Because it behaves locally just like the real line, but has different large scale properties, it serves as one of the basic… … Wikipedia
geometry limited — A limitation on rotation at the moment of takeoff caused by the geometry of the aircraft. Aircraft that are rather long, or stretched versions of existing aircraft, may tend to scrape their tails if rotated to the normal climb attitude at the… … Aviation dictionary
History of geometry — Geometry (Greek γεωμετρία ; geo = earth, metria = measure) arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers. Classic geometry… … Wikipedia
Euclidean geometry — geometry based upon the postulates of Euclid, esp. the postulate that only one line may be drawn through a given point parallel to a given line. [1860 65] * * * Study of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids based on Euclid s axioms. Its… … Universalium
non-Euclidean geometry — geometry based upon one or more postulates that differ from those of Euclid, esp. from the postulate that only one line may be drawn through a given point parallel to a given line. [1870 75; NON + EUCLIDEAN] * * * Any theory of the nature of… … Universalium
Similarity (geometry) — Geometry = Two geometrical objects are called similar if one is congruent to the result of a uniform scaling (enlarging or shrinking) of the other. One can be obtained from the other by uniformly stretching , possibly with additional rotation,… … Wikipedia
Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… … History of philosophy