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Noun Concept

Categories: Geodesic (mathematics), Differential geometry

geodesic geodesic line affine parameter geodesic curve geodesic equation

(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

Shortest path on a curved surface or a Riemannian manifold Wikidata

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)

IS A

line

curve

HAS KIND

closed geodesic

geodesics in general relativity

geodesic curvature