Euclidean distance

Euclidean distance

English

Alternative forms

• euclidean distance (US)

Noun

Euclidean distance (countable and uncountable, plural Euclidean distances)

1. (geometry) The distance between two points defined as the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between the corresponding coordinates of the points; for example, in two-dimensional Euclidean geometry, the Euclidean distance between two points a = (a_x, a_y) and b = (b_x, b_y) is defined as:
   

${\\displaystyle d({\\textbf {a}},{\\textbf {b}})={\\sqrt {({\\textbf {a}}_{x}-{\\textbf {b}}_{x})^{2}+({\\textbf {a}}_{y}-{\\textbf {b}}_{y})^{2}}}}$

Synonyms

• Cartesian distance

Translations

distance between two points defined as the square root of the sum of the squares of the differences between the corresponding coordinates of the points

Finnish: euklidinen etäisyys Hungarian: euklideszi távolság Italian: distanza euclidea f Japanese: ユークリッド距離 (Yūkuriddo kyori)

Romanian: Distanță euclidiană f Spanish: distancia euclidiana f Swedish: euklidiskt avstånd n