Spherical Triangle

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spherical triangle [′sfir·ə·kəl ′trī‚aŋ·gəl]

(mathematics)

A three-sided surface on a sphere the sides of which are arcs of great circles.

Spherical Triangle

a geometric figure formed by arcs of three great circles connecting any three points on a sphere in pairs.

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