taxicab distance
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Suggesting the route taken by a taxi through a grid of intersecting streets.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]taxicab distance (countable and uncountable, plural taxicab distances)
- (mathematics) The distance between two points located on a grid, where the only path allowed is vertical and horizontal lines.
- The taxicab distance between (0,0) and (3,4) is 7.
Synonyms
[edit]- (distance on a grid): blockwise distance, Manhattan distance