Definition:Distance between Points

This page is about distance between two points. For other uses, see distance.

Definition

The distance between two points $A$ and $B$ in space is defined as the length of a straight line segment that would be drawn from $A$ to $B$.

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Sources

• 1947: William H. McCrea: Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {I}$: Coordinate System: Directions: $\S 1$. Introductory: Metrical geometry
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): distance: 1.
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): distance: 1.