de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction

Class ClarkDistanceFunction

java.lang.Object

de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?>,DoubleDistance>

de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractVectorDoubleDistanceFunction

de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractSpatialDoubleDistanceFunction

de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.ClarkDistanceFunction

All Implemented Interfaces:

DistanceFunction<NumberVector<?>,DoubleDistance>, NumberVectorDistanceFunction<DoubleDistance>, PrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?>,DoubleDistance>, PrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?>>, SpatialPrimitiveDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?>,DoubleDistance>, SpatialPrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction<NumberVector<?>>, Parameterizable

@Reference(authors="M.-M. Deza and E. Deza",
           title="Dictionary of distances",
           booktitle="Dictionary of distances")
public class ClarkDistanceFunction
extends AbstractSpatialDoubleDistanceFunction

Clark distance function for vector spaces. Reference:

M.-M. Deza and E. Deza
Dictionary of distances

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	ClarkDistanceFunction.Parameterizer Parameterization class.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ClarkDistanceFunction	STATIC Static instance.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClarkDistanceFunction() Deprecated. Use STATIC instance instead.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
double	doubleDistance(NumberVector<?> v1, NumberVector<?> v2) Computes the distance between two given Objects according to this distance function.
double	doubleMinDist(SpatialComparable mbr1, SpatialComparable mbr2) Computes the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function.

Methods inherited from class de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractSpatialDoubleDistanceFunction

instantiate, minDist

Methods inherited from class de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractVectorDoubleDistanceFunction

distance, getDistanceFactory, getInputTypeRestriction

Methods inherited from class de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.AbstractPrimitiveDistanceFunction

isMetric, isSymmetric

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.PrimitiveDistanceFunction

distance, getInputTypeRestriction

Methods inherited from interface de.lmu.ifi.dbs.elki.distance.distancefunction.DistanceFunction

getDistanceFactory, isMetric, isSymmetric

Field Detail

STATIC

public static final ClarkDistanceFunction STATIC

Static instance.

Constructor Detail

ClarkDistanceFunction

@Deprecated
public ClarkDistanceFunction()

Deprecated. Use STATIC instance instead.

Constructor.

Method Detail

doubleDistance

public double doubleDistance(NumberVector<?> v1,
                    NumberVector<?> v2)

Description copied from interface: PrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction

Computes the distance between two given Objects according to this distance function.

Parameters:

v1 - first Object

v2 - second Object

Returns:

the distance between two given Objects according to this distance function

doubleMinDist

public double doubleMinDist(SpatialComparable mbr1,
                   SpatialComparable mbr2)

Description copied from interface: SpatialPrimitiveDoubleDistanceFunction

Computes the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function.

Parameters:

mbr1 - the first MBR object

mbr2 - the second MBR object

Returns:

the distance between the two given MBRs according to this distance function