taxicab geometry

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Definition of taxicab geometry in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

tax·i·cab ge·o·me·try

Turkish pronunciation

täksikäb ciämıtri

Pronunciation

/ˈtaksēˌkab ʤēˈämətrē/ /ˈtæksiːˌkæb ʤiːˈɑːmətriː/

Etymology

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