What does "manhattan distance" mean?

Synonym of taxicab distance (“the distance between two points on a grid, where the only path allowed is along horizontal and vertical lines”).

What is a synonym for "manhattan distance"?

Common synonyms include: taxicab.

Pronounced //mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s//.

/mænˌhætn̩ ˈdɪst(ə)n(t)s/ noun

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Noun

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Synonym of taxicab distance (“the distance between two points on a grid, where the only path allowed is along horizontal and vertical lines”). countable, uncountable

From Manhattan + distance, referring to the gridlike street geography of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States.