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taxicab distance en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˌtæksikæb ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌtæksiˌkæb ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/ (General-American)

Etymology

From taxicab + distance, referring to the route taken by a taxi through a grid of intersecting streets.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The distance between two points on a grid, where the only path allowed is along horizontal and vertical lines.
   • The taxicab distance between (0,0) and (3,4) is 7.

Forms

Relateds

taxicab metric · as the crow flies · taxicab geometry

Synonyms

city block distance · blockwise distance · Manhattan distance · taxi distance

Translations (2)

fr distance de Manhattan (distance between two points on a grid, where the path is along horizontal and vertical lines) · fi korttelietäisyys (distance between two points on a grid, where the path is along horizontal and vertical lines)