Damus
LR · 4w
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@nprofile1q...

If the 3 points are close to lying on a great circle, they will be close to lying on a great circle, which has radius 1 measured in the ambient 3-dimensional space, rather than π/2 as measured on the surface.

But I’m not sure what point you are trying to make.
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LR · 4w
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