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function

scipy.spatial._kdtree:minkowski_distance

source: /scipy/spatial/_kdtree.py:63

Signature

def minkowski_distance(x, y, p = 2.0)

Summary

Compute the L**p distance between two arrays.

Extended Summary

The last dimensions of x and y must be the same length. Any other dimensions must be compatible for broadcasting.

Parameters

x : (..., K) array_like

Input array.

y : (..., K) array_like

Input array.

p : float, 1 <= p <= infinity

Which Minkowski p-norm to use.

Returns

dist : ndarray

Distance between the input arrays.

Examples

from scipy.spatial import minkowski_distance
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minkowski_distance([[0, 0], [0, 0]], [[1, 1], [0, 1]])
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Aliases

  • scipy.spatial.minkowski_distance