distance function
C18166
concept
A distance function is a rule that assigns a non-negative real number to quantify how far apart two elements are in a given space, typically satisfying properties like non-negativity, identity, symmetry, and the triangle inequality.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minkowski distance | 1 |
| collaboration distance measure | 1 |
| distance measure | 1 |
| multivariate distance | 1 |
Instances (6)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Euclidean metric | — |
| Hamming distance | distance measure |
| Erdős number concept | collaboration distance measure |
| Hausdorff metric | — |
|
Chebyshev distance (L-infinity metric)
surface form:
Chebyshev distance
|
Minkowski distance |
| Mahalanobis distance | multivariate distance |