<distance> (distance) that part of a relative temporal or spatial expression which indicates the distance between the place or time denoted by it and the place or time referred to within it.
Attributes:
exact indicates the degree of accuracy associated with the distance.
Datatype: (Y|N|U)
Legal values:
Y The distance is exact.
N The distance is approximate.
U Accuracy unavailable or unknown.
Default: U
reg provides a normalized evaluation of the expression of relative distance.
Datatype: CDATA
Values:
Default: #IMPLIED
Example
<placeName>
<distance>two miles</distance>
<offset>north east of</offset>
<placeName> Manchester</placeName>
</placeName>

<dateStruct>
  <distance exact=N reg='14 days'>
     a fortnight</distance>
  <offSet>after</offset>
  <occasion>Michaelmas</occasion>
</dateStruct>

<timeStruct>
  <distance>20 minutes</distance>
  <offset>before</offset>
  <occasion>noon</occasion>.
</timeStruct>
Note

This is a specialized form of measure, used only within relative temporal and spatial expressions.

Tagsetauxiliary tag set for names and dates
ClassplacePart, temporalExpr [and indirectly also:] names
Filenameteind2
ParentsdateStruct placeName timeStruct
Children#PCDATA abbr add address app att c caesura cl corr damage date dateRange dateStruct del distinct emph expan foreign formula fw geogName gi gloss handShift hi lang link m measure mentioned name num oRef oVar orgName orig pRef pVar persName phr placeName ptr ref reg restore rs s seg sic soCalled space supplied tag term time timeRange timeStruct title unclear val w xptr xref
Declaration
<!ELEMENT distance      - -  (%phrase.seq)                      >
<!ATTLIST distance           %a.global
          key                CDATA               #IMPLIED
          value              CDATA               #IMPLIED
          type               CDATA               #IMPLIED
          full               (yes | abb | init)  yes
          exact              (Y | N | U)         U
          reg                CDATA               #IMPLIED       >
See 20.2

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