Definition:Length


 * Length (Linear Measure): a formal comparison between the spatial extent of a geometric figure in a specified direction.


 * Length of (real) interval: the difference between the endpoints of a real interval.


 * Length (Complex Plane).


 * Length of a Sequence: the number of terms contained in a finite sequence.


 * Length (Graph Theory): the number of edges in a walk (counting repeated edges as many times as they appear).


 * Length of Chain.


 * Logic and Formal Systems:
 * Length (Formal Systems): the number of symbols in a string.
 * Length of a Tableau Proof: the number of lines in a tableau proof.


 * Group Theory:
 * Length of an Orbit: The number of elements contained in the orbit of an element under a group action.
 * Length of a Normal Series: The number of factors in a normal series.
 * Length of a Group $G$: the length of a composition series for $G$.