taxicab distance

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Suggesting the route taken by a taxi through a grid of intersecting streets.

Noun

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

(distance on a grid): blockwise distance, Manhattan distance

See also

as the crow flies

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