finding euclidean distance,better code?

[Roel Schroeven]

Steven D'Aprano schreef:
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:59:59 +0100, Robert Bossy wrote:
> 
>> Gabriel Genellina wrote:
>>> That's what I said in another paragraph. "sum of coordinates" is using
>>> a different distance definition; it's the way you measure distance in a
>>> city with square blocks. I don't know if the distance itself has a
>>> name, but
>> I think it is called Manhattan distance in reference of the walking
>> distance from one point to another in this city.
> 
> You know, there are other cities than Manhattan. Some of them even have 
> streets and blocks.

I'm not sure what your point is. The name of the distance happens to be 
Manhattan distance (or taxicab distance, rectilinear distance, L1 
distance, city block distance; see 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_distance) so Robert has a valid 
point.


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Roel Schroeven