Usually means: Fifth axiom defining Euclidean geometry.
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  4. parallel postulate: Dictionary.com
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  1. A Glossary of Mathematical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Parallel Postulate: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
  3. parallel postulate: PlanetMath Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (parallel postulate)

noun:  (geometry) An axiom in Euclidean geometry: given a straight line L and a point p not on L, there exists exactly one straight line parallel to L that passes through p; a variant of this axiom, such that the number of lines parallel to L that pass through p may be zero or more than one.

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