exact distance

collocation in English

meaningsofexactanddistance

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exact
adjective
uk
/ɪɡˈzækt/us
/ɪɡˈzækt/
in great detail, or complete, correct, or true in ...
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distance
noun
uk
/ˈdɪs.təns/us
/ˈdɪs.təns/
the amount of space between ...
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(Definition ofexactanddistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexact distance

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Theexactdistancefunction d is normalized to any order, and equations of the form d = 0 are often called normal.
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The challenge is to compute theexactdistancefrom a given surface element and to derive the 'upwinding' criteria for propagating the surface information throughout the grids.
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To make use of this theorem in a structure calculation one has to account for the fact that in practice neither complete norexactdistanceinformation is available.
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Whatever theexactdistance, we shall be involved in an enormously costly exercise.
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Double vision could easily be caused if the optical centres of the lenses did not coincide with theexactdistancebetween the person's eyes.
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I canot tell theexactdistancefrom the third one.
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I am unable to state without further inquiry theexactdistanceof the home from the nearest recognised evening school.
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However, now we know theexactdistance.
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The mile column shows theexactdistancefrom the beginning of the road.
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Nevertheless, the original reference metre was retained, leaving theexactdistancefrom equator to pole slightly more than ten million metres.
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Because of the very faint luminosity of this galaxy, itsexactdistancewas not measured for several years.
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However, theexactdistancethat paracrine factors can travel is not certain.
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Theexactdistance(15-30 meters) and payload is revealed to the participants one hour before the competition.
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Theexactdistanceto the galaxy is not known, although a 1998 paper estimated the distance as 8.23 megaparsecs.
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Itsexactdistanceis difficult to measure, roughly 840 km and a total elevation change of 39,000 m.
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Therefore, theexactdistanceof this stage is unknown.
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Theexactdistanceand number of strides in an approach depends on the jumper's experience, sprinting technique, and conditioning level.
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Laser beam reflects only from this reflector and soexactdistancemeasurement is guaranteed.
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These were used to measure theexactdistancebetween the earth and the moon and are still in use today.
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The surface of last scattering is the collection of points in space at theexactdistancethat photons from the time of photon decoupling just reach us today.
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