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Geometry
Geometry is the branch of mathmatics concerned with the shape, size, angles and properties of space.
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Descartes
Mathematics; Geometry
French philosopher and mathematician who used algebra to solve problems in geometry and his work led to great advances in mathematics.
fractal
Mathematics; Geometry
A figure or pattern that appears again and again inside a larger pattern that is exactly like it.
Eratosthenes
Mathematics; Geometry
Greek mathematician who was the first person to estimate the circumference of the Earth with accuracy.
Euclid
Mathematics; Geometry
Greek mathematician who wrote books on geometry that were used continuously until the 19Th century.
Hero
Mathematics; Geometry
Greek mathematician who invented machines that were powered by water and steam. He developed a formula for area of triangle.
interesction
Mathematics; Geometry
The point or set of points where one line, surface, or solid crosses another, is known as intersection.
polysider
Mathematics; Geometry
Prismatical shape what out of standards so incloud a lot of sides and useable how many number of side instead prefix of "poly"; for example fourteensider, twentysider etc.
