It cannot be expressed by a single formula, unlike, e.g., the distance from a point to a line.

Plane (geometry), including Plane (geometry), which generalizes the distance from a point to a line.

In physics, moment is defined as the perpendicular distance from a point to a line or a surface, and is derived from the mathematical concept of moments.

The distance from a point to a line is the shortest distance from a point to a line in Euclidean geometry.