The Minkowski distance between two points gets generalized
metric distance
when p === 1, this becomes same as Manhattan Distance
when p === 2, this becomes same as Euclidean Distance
when p === Positive or Negative Infinity,
this becomes chebyshev distance
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Parameters:
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
x |
Array
|
source point |
y |
Array
|
target point |
p |
Number
|
order of Minkowski distance |
Returns:
- Type:
-
Number
distance between two points, if distance
is NaN, then this returns 0
Example
var dist = require('path-to-algorithms/src/others/' +
'minkowski-distance').minkowskiDistance;
console.log(dist([0, 1], [1, 1], 2)); // 1