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distance

Length of straight line that connects two points in a measurable space or in an observable physical space

EntityQ126017

Also known as Euclidian distance · Euclidean distance · distant · straight-line distance

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55 statements · 15% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

ISQ dimension
  • \mathsf{L}
Defining formula
  • d=\sqrt{(\Delta x)^2+(\Delta y)^2+(\Delta z)^2}
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Quantity symbol (LaTeX)
  • d unicode character: d
  • r unicode character: r
  • l unicode character: l
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35 identifiers linking distance across the web's reference databases