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Manhattan distance

noun
/mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/UK/mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/US

Etymology

From Manhattan + distance, referring to the gridlike street geography of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States.

  1. derived from *steh₂-✻ — “to stand (up)”
  2. derived from distantia — “difference, diversity; distance, remoteness; space between two points”
  3. derived from destance
  4. derived from distance
  5. derived from distance
  6. inherited from distance
  7. compounded as manhattan distance — “Manhattan + distance”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of taxicab distance (“the distance between two points on a grid, where the only…

    Synonym of taxicab distance (“the distance between two points on a grid, where the only path allowed is along horizontal and vertical lines”).

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