pregeometry

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noun

An infinite finitary matroid.

OriginEnglish geometry ← Middle English gemetry ← Old French geometrie →
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Meanings

nounpregeometry (plural pregeometries)

plural pregeometries

  1. mathematicsAn infinite finitary matroid.

    In this article we give a classification of the binary, simple, #92;omega-categorical structures with SU-rank 1 and trivial pregeometry.

    2015, Ove Ahlman, “Simple structures axiomatized by almost sure theories”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  10. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  11. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  12. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  15. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  16. Ancient Greekγεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)
  17. Latingeōmetria
  18. Old Frenchgeometrie
  19. Middle Englishgemetry
  20. Englishgeometry
  21. Englishpregeometry

From pre- + geometry.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pyrgeometer
Cite this entry
APA

pregeometry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregeometry

MLA

“pregeometry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregeometry. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pregeometry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregeometry.

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