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- DictionaryDis·tance/ˈdist(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. an amount of space between two things or people: "I bicycled the short distance home"
- 2. the full length of a race: "he claimed the 10,000 meter title in only his second race over the distance"
verb
- 1. make (someone or something) far off or remote in position or nature: "her mother wished to distance her from the rough village children"
A metric or distance function is a function d which takes pairs of points or objects to real numbers and satisfies the following rules: The distance between an object and itself is always zero. The distance between distinct objects is always positive. Distance is symmetric: the distance from x to y is always the same as the distance from y to x.
Contents. DISTANCE definition: 1. the length of the space between two places or things: 2. somewhere that is far away, but close…. Learn more.
the interval between two points of time; an extent of time: His vacation period was a good distance away. remoteness or difference in any respect: Our philosophies are a long distance apart. an amount of progress: We've come a long distance on the project.
What Is Distance? Distance is the total movement of an object without any regard to direction. We can define distance as to how much ground an object has covered despite its starting or ending point. Let’s understand the concept of distance with the help of the following diagram:
Definition of distance noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
6 days ago · distance in American English. (ˈdɪstəns ) noun. 1. the fact or condition of being separated or removed in space or time; remoteness. 2. a gap, space, or interval between two points, lines, objects, etc. 3. an interval between two points in time.
n. the amount of space between two things: [ countable] The distance between my school and the house is only one half mile. [ uncountable] The train I take to work is within walking distance of our apartment. the state or fact of being apart in space; remoteness:[ uncountable] Distance from the city isn't a factor in our search for a new home.
