"multidistance" meaning in English

See multidistance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: multidistances [plural]
Etymology: From multi- + distance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|distance}} multi- + distance Head templates: {{en-noun}} multidistance (plural multidistances)
  1. (mathematics) An extension of the concept of distance between a pair of points in n-dimensional space Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-multidistance-en-noun-WJ9kwIq4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with multi- Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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