I'm confused about the two functions, do they return the same thing?
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length() takes in one vector and returns the magnitude of that.
distance() takes in two and returns the distance between those. Basically, distance(a, b) is the same as length(a - b)
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\$\begingroup\$ Will it be different in some cases? \$\endgroup\$ Commented Aug 20, 2018 at 9:48
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1\$\begingroup\$ @OtakuFitness No, both are mathematically equivalent. The former is probably implemented as the latter. \$\endgroup\$– LukeGCommented Aug 20, 2018 at 10:25
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Distance is the length between two vectors. Length is the magnitude of one vector.
