"taxicab distance" meaning in All languages combined

See taxicab distance on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: taxicab distances [plural]
Etymology: Suggesting the route taken by a taxi through a grid of intersecting streets. Head templates: {{en-noun}} taxicab distance (plural taxicab distances)
  1. (mathematics) the distance between two points located on a grid, where the only path allowed is vertical and horizontal lines. Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: taxi distance, taxidistance, taxi-distance Synonyms (distance on a grid): blockwise distance, Manhattan distance Related terms: as the crow flies
    Sense id: en-taxicab_distance-en-noun-5Uka~Xjw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: mathematics, sciences

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