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Subject: Re: Mathematical Question
From: Michael Wescott (wescott_mike@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Sep 20 2002 - 09:51:32 EDT
> 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?
Sounds like you are describing a "Lune", the surface part of what
is analogous to an orange wedge.
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Mike Wescott
Wescott_Mike@XXX.XXX
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