Concepts about shape and space, including the geometry of curved and highly structured configurations. Belongs here: Manifold and Sphere Packing. Does not belong here: topological concepts such as Compact Space or Metric Space, filed under Topology because the property studied survives continuous deformation rather than depending on an exact shape.
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1. Wikipedia: Geometry
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Around 300 BC, geometry was revolutionized by Euclid, whose Elements, widely considered the most successful and influential textbook of all time, introduced mathematical rigor through the axiomatic method.
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