relating to or involving the geometry of curved surfaces
noun
2. Also called: geodesic line
the shortest line between two points on a curved or plane surface
geodesic line in American English
noun
the shortest line lying on a given surface and connecting two given points
Word origin
[1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: classified, foregut, lineup, roller coaster, seminar
Examples of 'geodesic line' in a sentence
geodesic line
With the theory of information geometry, we adjust the mutual information along the geodesic line.
Meng Wang, Chuang-Bai Xiao, Zhen-Hu Ning, Jing Yu, Ya-Hao Zhang, Jin Pang 2019, 'Improved Neural Networks Based on Mutual Information via Information Geometry', Algorithmshttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/12/5/103. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The curvature shows a deviation of the state vector in quantum evolution from the geodesic line.
H.P. Laba, V.M. Tkachuk 2017, 'Geometric characteristics of quantum evolution: curvature and torsion', Condensed Matter Physicshttps://doi.org/10.5488/CMP.20.13003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)