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There is not a converse, as such, but there are other metrics that may be applicable in different circumstances.

One such is the Manhattan distance (deeloped by Minkovsky) which uses the grid pattern of roads as a way to measue distances.

On the non-planar surface, such as that of the earth, the shortest distance between two points will be along the "Great Circle" passing through the two points.

In some situations people may be interested in the fastest route between two points even if it is not the shortest straight line distance.

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