manhattan distance

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Definition von manhattan distance im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

The distance between two points in a grid based on a strictly horizontal and/or vertical path (that is, along the grid lines), as opposed to the diagonal or "as the crow flies" distance. The Manhattan distance is the simple sum of the horizontal and vertical components, whereas the diagonal distance might be computed by applying the Pythagorean theorem

Silbentrennung

Man·hat·tan dis·tance

Türkische aussprache

mänhätın dîstıns

Aussprache

/manˈhatən ˈdəstəns/ /mænˈhætən ˈdɪstəns/

Etymologie

() based on the well-known gridlike street geography of the New York borough of Manhattan