Chebyshev distance

noun

Chebyshev distance

noun

Etymology Named after Pafnuty Chebyshev.

1

Mathematics, Sciences A metric defined on a vector space where the distance between two vectors is the greatest of their differences along any coordinate dimension.

Related terms
Cartesian distance, Euclidean distance, Manhattan distance, taxicab distance

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.