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taxicab geometry

taxicab geometry noun: a non-Euclidean geometry in which the distance between two points is the sum of the absolute differences between their corresponding coordinates.

Noun

taxicab geometry (uncountable)

  1. A non-Euclidean geometry in which the distance between two points is the sum of the absolute differences between their corresponding coordinates.

Origin of taxicab geometry

From the distance travelled by a taxicab in a grid of streets that cross at right angles to each other.

Questions about taxicab geometry

What does taxicab geometry mean?
Taxicab geometry means a non-Euclidean geometry in which the distance between two points is the sum of the absolute differences between their corresponding coordinates.
What part of speech is taxicab geometry?
Taxicab geometry is a noun.

Words near taxicab geometry in the dictionary

  1. taxibus
  2. taxibuses
  3. taxicab
  4. taxicab distance
  5. taxicab distances
  6. taxicab geometry
  7. taxicab number
  8. taxicab numbers
  9. taxicabbed
  10. taxicabbing
  11. taxicabs

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