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total distance
[total distance|total distance] refers to the total distance Tracie drove, which is 15,000 feet or 2.84 miles.
Definition
total distance refers to the total distance Tracie drove, which is 15,000 feet or 2.84 miles. It is also used as a function of time in the train example with notation D(t).
Mechanism
The total distance total distance is represented as D(t), a function of time t. This notation describes how distance changes with time.
Examples
In the train example, the total distance total distance is represented by the notation D(t), where D is a function of time t.