taxicab distance
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Suggesting the route taken by a taxi through a grid of intersecting streets.
Noun edit
taxicab distance (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