taxicab distanceとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌtæksikæb ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌtæksiˌkæb ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/
• 韻: -ɪstəns
• ハイフネーション: tax‧i‧cab dis‧tance

名詞

taxicab distance (countable and uncountable, plural taxicab distances)

1. (geometry) The distance between two points on a grid, where the only path allowed is along horizontal and vertical lines.

   Synonyms: blockwise distance, city block distance, Manhattan distance, taxi distance

   The taxicab distance between (0,0) and (3,4) is 7.

関連する語

• taxicab geometry
• taxicab metric

参考

• as the crow flies

Further reading

• taxicab geometry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia