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EUCLID'S THIRD AXIOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Euclid's third axiom mean?
• EUCLID'S THIRD AXIOM (noun)
The noun EUCLID'S THIRD AXIOM has 1 sense:
1. a circle with any radius can be drawn around any point
Familiarity information: EUCLID'S THIRD AXIOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A circle with any radius can be drawn around any point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Euclid's third 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)
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