(obsolete) distance

plural of distancing

plural of taxicab distance

plural of string distance

(computer science) Any of several metrics that represent the degree of similarity between two strings of characters, based on the smallest number of transformations that can change one into the other.

(mathematics) the distance between two points located on a grid, where the only path allowed is vertical and horizontal lines.

(computer science) The number of edits (replacements, deletions and insertions) required to change one string into another.

(boxing) To participate in a boxing match for its maximum number of rounds. / (idiomatic, by extension) To have the endurance to see a difficult, sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.

plural of action at a distance

(physics) the concept that an object can be affected, changed, moved, or otherwise affected without being physically touched by another object.