equidistant

/ˌikwɪˈdɪstənt/

Other forms: equidistantly

Two objects are equidistant from a point if the distance between each object and that point are the same. If both you and your friend live a half mile from school, your houses are equidistant from school.

Equidistant comes from the Late Latin aequidistantem, "equal distances," by way of the French équidistant. It's most commonly found in math textbooks and classes, describing the distance between a point and a set of objects. Cartographers (or mapmakers) also use the word to mean "a map projection that shows accurate scale between points." And sometimes it simply means "in the middle."

Definitions of equidistant

1. adjective

   the same distance apart at every point
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   equal

   having the same quantity, value, or measure as another