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我是文科生,这是我在维基百科上看到的。
In mathematics, the Fréchet distance is a measure of similarity between curves that takes into account the location and ordering of the points along the curves.
The Fréchet distance between two curves is the minimum length of a leash required to connect a dog and its owner, constrained on two separate paths, as they walk without backtracking along their respective curves from one endpoint to the other. The definition is symmetric with respect to the two curves. Imagine a dog walking along one curve and the dog's owner walking along the other curve, connected by a leash. Both walk continuously along their respective curve from the prescribed start point to the prescribed end point of the curve. Both may vary their speed, and even stop, at arbitrary positions and for arbitrarily long. However, neither can backtrack. The Fréchet distance between the two curves is the length of the shortest leash (not the shortest leash that is sufficient for all walks, but the shortest leash of all the leashes) that is sufficient for traversing both curves in this manner.
EXAMPLE
The Fréchet distance between two concentric circles of radius r_1 and r_2 respectively is |r_1 - r_2|. The longest leash is required when the owner stands still and the dog travels to the opposite side of the circle (r_1 + r_2), and the shortest leash when both owner and dog walk at a constant speed around the circle (|r_1 - r_2|). |
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