Environmental Thesaurus

Last uploaded: September 14, 2024
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ID

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/21550

Preferred Name

distance

Definitions

Distance, or farness, is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. "two counties over\"). In mathematics, a distance function or metric is a generalization of the concept of physical distance.

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Type

http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#Concept

scopeNote

LTER EU controlled vocabulary

creator

herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

definition

Distance, or farness, is a numerical description of how far apart objects are. In physics or everyday usage, distance may refer to a physical length, or an estimation based on other criteria (e.g. "two counties over\"). In mathematics, a distance function or metric is a generalization of the concept of physical distance.

prefLabel

distance

created

2016-03-31

broader

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/10351

modified

2019-02-14

exactMatch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/distance

https://vocab.lternet.edu/vocab/vocab/?tema=162

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