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What does equidistant mean?

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Adjective
  1. occupying a position midway between two ends or sides
  2. occupying a position that is an equal distance between several points. Note that in a one-dimensional space this position can be identified with two points, in a two-dimensional space with three points (not on the same straight line), and in a three-dimensional space with four points (not in the same plane).
  3. (cartography) Describing a map projection that preserves scale. No map can show scale correctly throughout the entire map but some can show true scale between one or two points and every point or along every meridian and these are referred to as equidistant.
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All around I can hear what this city calls early morning silence, an equidistant rumble that seems to begin a few blocks away.
He reckons the surf is great in Tennant Creek, and even better in Alice, considering we're equidistant from every beach in the country.
He perceived that the holes were not in a straight line, nor were they equidistant from each other.
It is equidistant from the water cooler, the washing machine and the TV room.
We learned that our coach was equidistant between two diners, and our half of the coach would be using the one in the rear of the train.
Intimacy and distance must be roughly equidistant and must pull in opposite directions.

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