Definition:Plane Geometry

Definition

Plane geometry is the study of geometric figures in two dimensions.

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Historical Note

The first definitive work on plane geometry was Euclid's The Elements.

Sources

• 1977: Gary Chartrand: Introductory Graph Theory ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Mathematical Models: $\S 1.2$: Mathematical Models
• 1992: Frederick W. Byron, Jr. and Robert W. Fuller: Mathematics of Classical and Quantum Physics ... (previous) ... (next): Volume One: Chapter $1$ Vectors in Classical Physics: $1.1$ Geometric and Algebraic Definitions of a Vector
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): geometry
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): geometry
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): plane geometry