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manhattan distance

/mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
Man-hat-tan dis-tance
IPA
/mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/
25
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of taxicab distance (“the distance between two points on a grid, where the only path allowed is along horizontal and vertical lines”).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Manhattan + distance, referring to the gridlike street geography of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/
  • British English: /mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Manhattan distances (plural)

Phrases

Cartesian distance Euclidean distance Chebyshev distance chessboard distance

Frequently Paired Words

Cartesian distance Euclidean distance Chebyshev distance chessboard distance

Synonyms

blockwise distance city block distance taxi distance taxicab distance

Rhymes With

distance assistance existence resistance taxi distance persistence insistence subsistence nonexistence consistence

Questions

How do you pronounce manhattan distance?
The recorded pronunciation is /mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/.
What does manhattan distance mean?
Synonym of taxicab distance (“the distance between two points on a grid, where the only path allowed is along horizontal and vertical lines”).
Where does manhattan distance come from?
From Manhattan + distance, referring to the gridlike street geography of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States.

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