Definition of Distance. Meaning of Distance. Synonyms of Distance

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Definition of Distance

Distance
Distance Dis"tance, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Distancing.] 1. To place at a distance or remotely. I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles distanced thence. --Fuller. 2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem remote. His peculiar art of distancing an object to aggrandize his space. --H. Miller. 3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see Distance, n., 3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly. He distanced the most skillful of his contemporaries. --Milner.

Meaning of Distance from wikipedia

- Distance is a numerical measurement of how far apart objects or points are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length or an...
- In the Distance is a 2017 novel by writer and professor Hernán Diaz. The novel was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and for the Pulitzer...
- The Distance may refer to: The distance (boxing), type of boxing match "The Distance", a second season TV episode of The O.C. "The Distance", a fifth...
- In information theory, the Hamming distance between two strings of equal length is the number of positions at which the corresponding symbols are different...
- the Levenshtein distance is a string metric for measuring the difference between two sequences. Informally, the Levenshtein distance between two words...
- sciences (e.g. astronomy and geophysics), the angular distance (a. k. a. angular separation, apparent distance, or apparent separation) between two point objects...
- Distance education or long-distance learning is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school. Traditionally, this usually...
- Euclidean distance or Euclidean metric is the "ordinary" straight-line distance between two points in Euclidean space. With this distance, Euclidean...
- Anogenital distance (AGD) is the distance from the midpoint of the **** to the genitalia, the underside of the **** or the ****. It is considered...
- apsis points (i.e., ****hest and nearest); apsides can also refer to the distance of the extreme range of an object orbiting a host body. For example, the...
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