Equidistant

Pronunciation: /ˌɛ.kwɪˈdɪs.tənt/ Explain

Click on the blue points and drag them to change the figure. Points B and C are equidistant from A. Manipulative 1 - Equidistant Created with GeoGebra.

The term equidistant means the same distance.[2] For example, all points on a circle are equidistant from the center of the circle.

References

1. McAdams, David E.. All Math Words Dictionary, equidistant. 2nd Classroom edition 20150108-4799968. pg 71. Life is a Story Problem LLC. January 8, 2015. Buy the book
2. Theresa R. Fitzgerald. Math Dictionary for Kids: The Essential Guide to Math Terms, Strategies, and Tables. pg 50. Prufrock Press. 1 October 2005. Last Accessed 7/9/2018. Buy the book

Cite this article as:

McAdams, David E. Equidistant. 3/11/2019. All Math Words Encyclopedia. Life is a Story Problem LLC. http://www.allmathwords.org/en/e/equidistant.html.

Image Credits

• All images and manipulatives are by David McAdams unless otherwise stated. All images by David McAdams are Copyright © Life is a Story Problem LLC and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Revision History

12/21/2018: Reviewed and corrected IPA pronunication. (McAdams, David E.)
7/5/2018: Removed broken links, updated license, implemented new markup, implemented new Geogebra protocol. (McAdams, David E.)
12/18/2008: Added manipulative. (McAdams, David E.)
7/16/2008: Added more information. (McAdams, David E.)
6/7/2008: Corrected spelling. (McAdams, David E.)
2/5/2008: Initial version. (McAdams, David E.)