path
/pɑːθ/ noun A2- A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- A course taken. · the path of a meteor, of a caravan, or of a storm
- A metaphorical course or route; progress.
- A method or direction of proceeding.
- A Pagan tradition, for example witchcraft, Wicca, druidism, Heathenry.
- A human-readable specification for a location within a hierarchical or tree-like structure, such as a file system or as part of a URL. · Use the network path \\Marketing\Files to find the documents you need.
- A sequence of vertices from one vertex to another using the arcs (edges). A path does not visit the same vertex more than once (unless it is a closed path, where only the first and the last vertex are the same).
- A continuous map f from the unit interval I=[0,1] to a topological space X.
Plural paths
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Having finished his scrutiny, he proceeded slowly down the path, or rather down the fringe of grass which flanked the path, keeping his eyes riveted upon the ground.
Toto whimpered a little, but none of the others was frightened, and they kept along the well-trodden path until they came to an opening in the wood, in which were gathered hundreds of beasts of every variety.
There was no garret at all, and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path.
We’ll just imagine this path is running water.
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