projective space

noun

A kind of geometrical space in which only relation(s) of incidence between points and lines matter; in such a space distances or angles do not matter and parallelism (as in an affine space) does not matter either.

Meanings

nounprojective space (plural projective spaces)

plural projective spaces

  1. geometryA kind of geometrical space in which only relation(s) of incidence between points and lines matter; in such a space distances or angles do not matter and parallelism (as in an affine space) does not matter either.

Translations

Indonesian ruang projektif
  • ruang projektifgeometrical space
Japanese 射影空間
  • 射影空間geometrical space
Polish przestrzeń rzutowa
  • przestrzeń rzutowageometrical space
Tamil வீழ்ப்பு வெளி
  • வீழ்ப்பு வெளி (vīḻppu veḷi)geometrical space
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APA

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MLA

“projective space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/projective%20space. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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