Hausdorff distance

noun

Synonym of Hausdorff metric.

Meanings

nounHausdorff distance (plural Hausdorff distances)

plural Hausdorff distances

  1. mathematical analysisSynonym of Hausdorff metric.

    A few researchers have recently considered the use of the Hausdorff distance for hand-drawn pattern recognition [3, 26].

    2010, Joaquim Jorge, Faramarz Samavati, editors, Sketch-based Interfaces and Modeling, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 142

    Synonyms: Hausdorff metric

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Hausdorff metric.

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