geometrical

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This is the habitual error of many of the political speculators whom I have characterized as the geometrical school; especially in France, where ratiocination from rules of practice forms the staple commodity of journalism and political oratory — a misapprehension of the functions of

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  1. At a geometrical ratio. See ratio.
  2. Geometrical ratio, solution. See ratio, solution.

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  • The geometrical, abstract design reminds through its shapes of wall claddings and furnishings, referring to a fragmented interior. —  Network2.tv
  • Super Mario 64 instantly became the definitive 3D platformer; and in one shot, Miyamoto and his team approached, grappled with, and solved nearly all of the 3D camera and geometrical issues that dozens of other publishers, years after, would continue to try and solve in their games. —  Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today
  • The traditional terrain complexity definitions can be classified as statistical, geometrical, and semantic indices. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Its style therefore contrasts with that of a Western garden, which relies on shaping nature into a kind of geometrical beauty. —  India Press Release
  • Instead of improving these systems, the mechanical engineer Christian Knobloch has invented a new movement concept from scratch by applying constructional-geometrical optimisation methods. —  innovations-report
 

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