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PARALLEL AXIOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Only one line can be drawn through a point parallel to another line
Synonyms:
Euclid's fifth axiom; parallel axiom
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("parallel axiom" is a kind of...):
Euclid's axiom; Euclid's postulate; Euclidean axiom ((mathematics) any of five axioms that are generally recognized as the basis for Euclidean geometry)