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minus-squaresupernicepojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoCan straight be defined in a nonlinear environment?
minus-squareZkuld@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoI would guess on a sphere these can be straight yes: The pole goes into the center of cicular thing and radius of the sphere needs to put the other arc on one latitude.
minus-squareNateNate60@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoEuclid’s first postulate: Give two points, there exists exactly one straight line that includes both of them.
minus-squaresupernicepojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 hours agoThis only applies in 2nd order real space. Euclidean geometry aside, I agree with at least one line could exist between two points
minus-squareEatspancakes84@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 hours agoCounterexample: North and Southpole on Earth.
Can straight be defined in a nonlinear environment?
I would guess on a sphere these can be straight yes: The pole goes into the center of cicular thing and radius of the sphere needs to put the other arc on one latitude.
Euclid’s first postulate: Give two points, there exists exactly one straight line that includes both of them.
This only applies in 2nd order real space. Euclidean geometry aside, I agree with at least one line could exist between two points
Counterexample: North and Southpole on Earth.