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Record 1 1982-12-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
  • Mathematical Geography
  • Descriptive Geometry
OBS

radius vector: a straight line segment or its length from a fixed point, pole, or center to a variable point: the linear polar coordinate of a variable point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
  • Géographie mathématique
  • Géométrie descriptive
OBS

rayon vecteur. Dans une ellipse c'est une droite joignant un point courant de l'ellipse au foyer de l'ellipse.

Spanish

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