the length and direction of a straight line between two locations or positions
displacement
title: Distance from a point to a line text: Distance from a point to a line The distance (or perpendicular distance) from a point to a line is the shortest distance from a fixed point to any point on a fixed infinite line in Euclidean geometry. It is the length of the line segment which joins the point to the line and is perpendicular to the line. The formula for calculating it can be derived and expressed in several ways. Knowing the shortest distance from a point to a line can be useful in various situations—for example, finding the shortest distance to reach a road, quantifying the scatter on title: Distance between two straight lines text: Distance between two straight lines The distance between two straight lines in the plane is the minimum distance between any two points lying on the lines. In case of intersecting lines, the distance between them is zero, because the minimum distance between them is zero (at the point of intersection); whereas in case of two parallel lines, it is the perpendicular distance from a point on one line to the other line. Because the lines are parallel, the perpendicular distance between them is a constant, so it does not matter which point is chosen to measure the distance. Given the title: Line and length text: Line and length Line and length in cricket refers to the direction and point of bouncing on the pitch of a delivery. The two concepts are frequently discussed together. The line of a delivery is the direction of its trajectory measured in the horizontal plane. More simply, it is a measure of how far to the left or right the ball is travelling, compared to a line drawn straight down the pitch. It is usually referred to in terms of the directions off (away in front of the batsman) and leg (in towards or behind the batsman), rather than left title: Jordon, Illinois text: use. Jordon was located 38.55.03.12 degrees NORTH, and 88.30.56.89 degrees WEST. Jordon, Illinois Jordon, Illinois, was a small town in mid-southern Illinois, located in Clay County, established approximately in 1860. Land was donated by William Jordon, and the first of several businesses were established thereon. In 1920, one of the first concrete highways in southern Illinois was started, and the survey of the road (currently named U.S. Route 45, running between Louisville, Illinois, and Effingham, Illinois) was initiated. Keeping with the axiom that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line (in this case between Louisville and Effingham), title: Distance text: from a point "A" to a point "B" should be distinguished from the straight-line distance from "A" to "B". For example, whatever the distance covered during a round trip from "A" to "B" and back to "A", the displacement is zero as start and end points coincide. In general the straight-line distance does not equal distance travelled, except for journeys in a straight line. Directed distances can be determined along straight lines and along curved lines. Directed distances along straight lines are vectors that give the distance and direction between a starting point and an ending point. A directed distance