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distance

[dis-tuhns] / ˈdɪs təns /




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This research is presented in a paper titled "The Local Distance Network: A community consensus report on the measurement of the Hubble constant at ∼1% precision" to published in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

"Distance may separate our people, but it does not erase identity," Opoku-Agyemang said.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

"Distance is not the way to solve problems, not the way to serve our people," the prime minister said.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

Plotting words in a “vector space” makes it possible for an LLM to detect the connections among them: Distance is an easily computable property in a vector space, and closeness encapsulates relationships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

"Distance at intercept will be—" Johanssen stopped and choked.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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