The Taxicab Metric on R2 Part 1

We define another different metric on the set of ordered pairs of real numbers.

[@mjgvanschaik]

It might be helpful to mention the name of this 'different metric' so we can look up more info on this. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxicab_geometry

[@KidAFateen]

Is this also called the taxicab metric?

[@okekewilliams7127]

Yeah

[@ambrishabhijatya7842]

yes and also the staircase metric.

[@anthrond]

Also, the Manhattan distance (picture having to get somewhere along city streets on a grid of streets, rather than flying straight there--just like with the 'taxicab distance')