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noun
A non-Euclidean geometry in which the distance between two points is the sum of the absolute differences between their corresponding coordinates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the distance travelled by a taxicab in a grid of streets that cross at right angles to each other.
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