parallel postulate


The parallel postulateMathworldPlanetmath is Euclid’s fifth postulate: equivalentMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmathPlanetmath to the idea that there is a unique parallelMathworldPlanetmathPlanetmath to any line through a point not on the line.

Title parallel postulate
Canonical name ParallelPostulate
Date of creation 2013-03-22 13:54:49
Last modified on 2013-03-22 13:54:49
Owner vmoraru (1243)
Last modified by vmoraru (1243)
Numerical id 5
Author vmoraru (1243)
Entry type Axiom
Classification msc 51M05
Related topic CompassAndStraightedgeConstructionOfParallelLine
Related topic ParallellismInEuclideanPlane