Definition:Euclid's Definitions - Book III/5 - Greater Distance in Circle

Definition

In the words of Euclid:

And that straight line is said to be at a greater distance on which the greater perpendicular falls.

(The Elements: Book $\text{III}$: Definition $5$)

Sources

• 1926: Sir Thomas L. Heath: Euclid: The Thirteen Books of The Elements: Volume 2 (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Book $\text{III}$. Definitions