Equation 8 · Part 1 · Embeddings and the Geometry of Similarity
Symbol L_k
What this part means
is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Full expression→Symbol L_k→Article meaning
The passage around this formula
Aggarwal, Hinneburg and Keim then showed the rate depends on the norm. For uniform data under an metric, the expected gap between the farthest and nearest distances scales as
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Sources cited in the article section
- [11] When Is "Nearest Neighbor" Meaningful? ↗
- [12] On the Surprising Behavior of Distance Metrics in High Dimensional Space ↗
- [13] Hubs in Space: Popular Nearest Neighbors in High-Dimensional Data ↗
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