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Great circle distance

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000830

The shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere over the surface of that sphere.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000830
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000830",
  "term": "Great circle distance",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "term_source": "Great Circle Distance",
  "definition": "The shortest distance between two points on the surface of a sphere over the surface of that sphere.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/great-circle-distance/"
}

Record 818 of 2,141 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.