Geodesic Line

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(mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)

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Information Class

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Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: geodesic
plural: Geodesic Lines
possessive: Geodesic Line's
pluralpossessive: Geodesic Lines'

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