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Categories: Differential geometry, Geodesic (mathematics)
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geodesic  geodesic line  affine parameter  geodesic curve  geodesic equation
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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) WordNet 3.0
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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) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In geometry, a geodesic is a curve representing in some sense the shortest path between two points in a surface, or more generally in a Riemannian manifold. Wikipedia
Curve representing in some sense the shortest path between two points on a surface. Wikipedia Disambiguation
The locally shortest connection between two points. OmegaWiki
The shortest line between two points on a specific surface. Wiktionary
Mathematics: the shortest line between two points on a specific surface. Wiktionary (translation)
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