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Vincenty's formulae

Vincenty's formulae noun: two related iterative methods used in geodesy to calculate the distance between two points on the surface of a spheroid.

Noun

Vincenty's formulae pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Two related iterative methods used in geodesy to calculate the distance between two points on the surface of a spheroid.

Origin of Vincenty's formulae

Developed by Thaddeus Vincenty.

Questions about Vincenty's formulae

What does Vincenty's formulae mean?
Vincenty's formulae means two related iterative methods used in geodesy to calculate the distance between two points on the surface of a spheroid.
What part of speech is Vincenty's formulae?
Vincenty's formulae is a noun.

Words near Vincenty's formulae in the dictionary

  1. vincentized
  2. vincentizes
  3. vincentizing
  4. Vincentown
  5. vincents
  6. Vincenty's formulae
  7. Vincenzo
  8. Vincenzo A. Sagun
  9. vincetoxin
  10. Vinchenzo
  11. vinchuca

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