What does "géométrie de situation" mean?

Question

What does the mathematical French phrase

géométrie de situation

mean?

Answer 1

Initially with Chasles it meant Enumerative Geometry. Later on with Poincare and Hadamard it meant Analysis Situs or, in modern language, Topology.

Answer 2

Geometry of situation - Being situated means being placed or located. You can even see this in the English to sit, or site. Now, what is the Greek equivalent of place, site, or location ? ;-)