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Where does the word geometry originate from and what did it consist of in the beginning?
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Where does the word geometry originate from and what did it consist of in the beginning?

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It originated from two greek words "ge" meaning earth and "metria" meaning measuring. It is a branch of mathematics concerned with shapes,size, realitive position of figures.

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