remote

adjective | re·mote

1. a : far removed in space, time, or relation ancestors of a more remote degree

   b : not arising from the effect of that which is proximate

2. : acting, acted on, or controlled indirectly or from a distance

3. a : not proximate or acting directly

   b : not arising from the effect of that which is proximate

4. : small in degree a remote possibility of paternity