Minkowski (Mallet 2 API)

java.lang.Object
- cc.mallet.types.Minkowski

All Implemented Interfaces:: Metric

public class Minkowski
extends java.lang.Object
implements Metric

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

Minkowski(double q)
Constructor for Minkowski metric.

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`double`	`distance(SparseVector a, SparseVector b)`	Gives the Minkowski distance between two vectors.
`static Metric`	`getMetric(double q)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Minkowski
```
public Minkowski(double q)
```
    Constructor for Minkowski metric.
    
    Parameters:
    
    q - Power of component wise absolute difference; must be at least 1
- Method Detail
  - getMetric
```
public static Metric getMetric(double q)
```
  - distance
```
public double distance(SparseVector a,
                       SparseVector b)
```
    Gives the Minkowski distance between two vectors. distance(x,y) := \left( \Sum_i=0^d-1 \left| x_i - y_i \right|^q \right)^\frac{1}{q}
    
    Specified by:
    
    distance in interface Metric