taxicab distance

English

Alternative forms

• taxi distance
• taxidistance
• taxi-distance

Etymology

Suggesting the route taken by a taxi through a grid of intersecting streets.

Noun

taxicab distance (countable and uncountable, plural taxicab distances)

1. (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

• (distance on a grid): blockwise distance, Manhattan distance

See also

• as the crow flies