Veblen axioms

GPTKB entity

Statements (15)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf axiom system
gptkbp:field gptkb:geometry
gptkbp:firstAxiom Any two distinct points lie on a unique line.
gptkbp:fourthAxiom If a line meets two sides of a triangle, not at their intersection, it also meets the third side.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Veblen axioms
gptkbp:introducedIn 1904
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Oswald_Veblen
gptkbp:numberOfAxioms 4
gptkbp:relatedTo projective plane
incidence geometry
gptkbp:secondAxiom Any two distinct lines meet in at least one point.
gptkbp:thirdAxiom There exist at least three points not on the same line.
gptkbp:usedFor axiomatization of projective geometry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oswald_Veblen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5