Also means
removal
Usage Note
Entfernung comes from entfernen ('to remove') and carries both senses: spatial distance and the act of removing. For physical distance you often hear in einer Entfernung von ('at a distance of').
Examples
"Die Entfernung beträgt zehn Kilometer."
Natural Translation
The distance is ten kilometers.
Literal Translation
The distance amounts-to ten kilometers.

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