distancës

Distancës is the definite form of the Albanian noun distancë, meaning distance or the amount of space between two points. In Albanian, distancë denotes the concept of separation in physical, spatial, or temporal terms and is used across contexts from everyday speech to technical writing. The definite form distancës appears in phrases such as the distance from one location to another and is declined according to Albanian grammar.

Distance is a scalar quantity describing how far apart two objects or events are. In mathematics and physics, distance is measured along a path or through a metric, and may be expressed in units such as meters, kilometers, miles, or light-years. Common distance concepts include Euclidean distance in ordinary 3D space, great-circle distance on a sphere (for Earth navigation), and specialized metrics in data analysis, such as Manhattan or cosine distance.

Distance is distinguished from related notions such as displacement, which is a vector quantity describing the straight-line difference between positions. Measuring distance involves methods ranging from simple rulers and odometers to more sophisticated techniques like triangulation, radar, LiDAR, and satellite positioning systems.

In Albanian usage, distancë and its definite form distancës appear in education, science, travel, and media to denote geographical or temporal separation. The word is cognate with related terms in many European languages that derive from the Latin distantia, reflecting a shared historical lineage of the concept.

See also distance, metric (mathematics), geography, astronomy.