"quasigeodesic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From quasi- + geodesic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|quasi|geodesic}} quasi- + geodesic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} quasigeodesic (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Of a map f: textbf R→Y, having constants K>0 and C>0 such that 1/Kd(x,y)-C<d(f(x),f(y))<Kd(x,y)+C. Tags: not-comparable
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