Bhattacharyya distance

noun

Synonym of Hellinger distance.

Meanings

nounBhattacharyya distance (countable and uncountable, plural Bhattacharyya distances)

plural Bhattacharyya distances

  1. countableuncountableSynonym of Hellinger distance.

    Synonyms: Hellinger distance

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Hellinger distance.

Origin

Originally introduced by Anil Kumar Bhattacharya.

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