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# ST_Distance

Return the Euclidean distance between A and B

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## Signatures

```sql theme={"system"}
ST_Distance (A: Geometry, B: Geometry)
```

## Parameters

<ParamField body="A" type="Geometry" required>
  The input geometry.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="B" type="Geometry" required>
  The second geometry.
</ParamField>

## Return type

<ResponseField type="Double">
  A numeric value.
</ResponseField>

## Example

```sql theme={"system"}
SELECT ST_Distance(ST_GeomFromText('POINT(72 42)'), ST_GeomFromText('LINESTRING(-72 -42, 82 92)'))
```

```
31.155515639003543
```