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  1. [navigation, aerospace] A method of determining an object's absolute ground position using satellite signal velocity (how long it takes a signal to reach the satellite) and the travel time of the object and the satellite, calculating the distance between the GPS receiver (object on the ground) and the known locations of two or more satellites.

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