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GEODESICAL LINE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Surveying Techniques
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The shortest line between two points on a mathematically derived surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere).

CONT

Geodesics on a sphere are great circles; in the plane with the Euclidean metric they are straight lines.

Key term(s)
  • geodesical line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Techniques d'arpentage
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Télédétection
CONT

Dans l'espace euclidien, les géodésiques d'une sphère sont des arcs de grand cercle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Técnicas de agrimensura
  • Geografía matemática
  • Teledetección
DEF

Línea, en una superficie, que determina el camino más corto entre dos puntos de la misma.

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