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minus-squareLustyArgonian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoWhat is the slope of a straight line, a linear function? Now what is the slope of a nonlinear function, aka a curved line? A geodesic would only be accurately labeled a “straight line” IF it was on a plane. On a curved or uneven surface it’s a nonlinear function. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Geodesic.html#:~:text=A geodesic is a locally,circles (like the equator).
What is the slope of a straight line, a linear function? Now what is the slope of a nonlinear function, aka a curved line?
A geodesic would only be accurately labeled a “straight line” IF it was on a plane. On a curved or uneven surface it’s a nonlinear function.
https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Geodesic.html#:~:text=A geodesic is a locally,circles (like the equator).