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A non-Euclidean geometry in which the distance between two points is the sum of the absolute differences between their corresponding coordinates.
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Taxicab geometry — versus Euclidean distance: In taxicab geometry all three pictured lines (red, blue, and yellow) have the same length (12) for the same route. In Euclidean geometry, the green line has length 6×√2 ≈ 8.48, and is the unique shortest path … Wikipedia
Geometria taxicab — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Distancia Manhattan contra distancia Euclideana: Las lineas rojo, azul y amarillas tienen la misma longitud (12) en las geometrias Euclideana y taxicab. En la geometria Euclideana, la linea verde tiene longitud… … Wikipedia Español
Geometría taxicab — Distancia Manhattan contra distancia Euclideana: Las líneas rojo, azul y amarillas tienen la misma longitud (12) en las geometrías Euclideana y taxicab. En la geometría Euclideana, la línea verde tiene longitud 6×√2 ≈ 8.48, y es el… … Wikipedia Español
Models of non-Euclidean geometry — are mathematical models of geometries in which are non Euclidean in the sense that it is not the case that exactly one line can be drawn parallel to a given line l through a point that is not on l. In hyperbolic geometric models, by contrast,… … Wikipedia
Norm (mathematics) — This article is about linear algebra and analysis. For field theory, see Field norm. For ideals, see Norm of an ideal. For group theory, see Norm (group). For norms in descriptive set theory, see prewellordering. In linear algebra, functional… … Wikipedia
List of mathematics articles (T) — NOTOC T T duality T group T group (mathematics) T integration T norm T norm fuzzy logics T schema T square (fractal) T symmetry T table T theory T.C. Mits T1 space Table of bases Table of Clebsch Gordan coefficients Table of divisors Table of Lie … Wikipedia
Distance — This article is about distance in the mathematical or physical sense. For other senses of the term, see distance (disambiguation). Proximity redirects here. For the 2001 film, see Proximity (film). Distance (or farness) is a numerical description … Wikipedia
Metric (mathematics) — In mathematics, a metric or distance function is a function which defines a distance between elements of a set. A set with a metric is called a metric space. A metric induces a topology on a set but not all topologies can be generated by a metric … Wikipedia
Unit disk — For other uses, see Disc (disambiguation). An open Euclidean unit disk In mathematics, the open unit disk (or disc) around P (where P is a given point in the plane), is the set of points whose distance from P is less than 1 … Wikipedia
Hypotenuse — A hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle, the side opposite of the right angle. The length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle can be found using the Pythagorean theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse… … Wikipedia
