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angular distance
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angular distance [′an·gyə·lər ′dis·təns]
(mathematics)
For two points, the angle between the lines from a point of observation to the points.
The angular difference between two directions, numerically equal to the angle between two lines extending in the given directions.
The arc of the great circle joining two points, expressed in angular units.
(physics)
The distance between two points, expressed in wavelengths at a specified frequency.
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In addition, if the distribution of light in the pattern is modelled as two displaced distributions, it provides an estimate of the angular separation of the two stars (as projected onto the line perpendicular to the slits).
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The angular separation can travel from the difference of the elevation angles and equal to the resolution of the time difference.
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In 2008 the angular separation is closer to 42 arcminutes, and it will be after 2060 before the separation is under 30 arcminutes (0.
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