Re: Mathematical Question
Subject: Re: Mathematical Question
From: Brian Whatcott (betwys@XXX.XXX)
Date: Thu Sep 19 2002 - 21:02:20 EDT
At 07:30 PM 9/19/02, you wrote:
>Greetings list,
>
>Given the rather esoteric nature of some of the recent discussions, I am
>hopeful that one of you will have the answer to a long-standing question
>of mine.
>
>What is the term used to describe a small 2 dimensional section of a
>sphere? Or to put it another way, if a small section of a circle is called
>an "arc", what is the equivalent in a sphere?
>
A spherical surface may have an irregular perimeter, or be a
spherical triangle, or spherical polygon, or a spherical segment of one base
according to
Math Dictionary, James & James, Van Nostrand.
Brian Whatcott
Altus OK Eureka!
