DistanceFunction
is an option for functions such as Nearest that specifies the distance value to assume between any two specified points.
Details
- DistanceFunction->f specifies that the distance assumed between x and y should be f[x,y].
Examples
Basic Examples (2)
Find points closest to {5,5} using ChessboardDistance :
Use the default distance:
Find clusters in Boolean data using DiceDissimilarity :
Clusters obtained with the default distance function:
Tech Notes
Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2007), DistanceFunction, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DistanceFunction.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2007. "DistanceFunction." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DistanceFunction.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2007). DistanceFunction. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DistanceFunction.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_distancefunction, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DistanceFunction}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DistanceFunction.html}", note=[Accessed: 17-April-2025 ]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_distancefunction, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DistanceFunction}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DistanceFunction.html}, note=[Accessed: 17-April-2025 ]}