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DistanceFunction

DistanceFunction
is an option for functions such as Nearest that specifies the distance value to assume between any two specified points.

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DistanceFunction->f specifies that the distance assumed between x and y should be f[x, y].

Basic Examples (2)

Find points closest to

using ChebyshevDistance:

Use the default distance:

Find clusters in Boolean data using DiceDissimilarity:

Clusters obtained with the default distance function:

Norm NormFunction EuclideanDistance EditDistance JaccardDissimilarity

Using Nearest

Partitioning Data into Clusters

Exploratory Data Analysis

Distance and Dissimilarity Measures

New in 6.0: Statistics

New in 6

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