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: I believe that taxicab distance implies a length of 1 on every prime when it says the "number of primes". For comparison, [[Wilson height]] (sum of prime factors with repetitions) works in a similar way, but defines a length equal to the value of the prime to each prime. I'm not sure if different geometries (e.g. square lattice vs. hexagonal lattice) would give different results. I suppose if there are multiple distinct applications of taxicab distance, it might be worth giving them specific qualifiers, but I think "taxicab distance" should imply by default that we're working on a square lattice with edge length 1. --[[User:Fredg999|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999|talk]]) 15:52, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

:: I agree with Fredg999. --[[User:Cmloegcmluin|Cmloegcmluin]] ([[User talk:Cmloegcmluin|talk]]) 19:45, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

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	: I believe that taxicab distance implies a length of 1 on every prime when it says the "number of primes". For comparison, [[Wilson height]] (sum of prime factors with repetitions) works in a similar way, but defines a length equal to the value of the prime to each prime. I'm not sure if different geometries (e.g. square lattice vs. hexagonal lattice) would give different results. I suppose if there are multiple distinct applications of taxicab distance, it might be worth giving them specific qualifiers, but I think "taxicab distance" should imply by default that we're working on a square lattice with edge length 1. --[[User:Fredg999\|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999\|talk]]) 15:52, 26 February 2023 (UTC)		: I believe that taxicab distance implies a length of 1 on every prime when it says the "number of primes". For comparison, [[Wilson height]] (sum of prime factors with repetitions) works in a similar way, but defines a length equal to the value of the prime to each prime. I'm not sure if different geometries (e.g. square lattice vs. hexagonal lattice) would give different results. I suppose if there are multiple distinct applications of taxicab distance, it might be worth giving them specific qualifiers, but I think "taxicab distance" should imply by default that we're working on a square lattice with edge length 1. --[[User:Fredg999\|Fredg999]] ([[User talk:Fredg999\|talk]]) 15:52, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

			:: I agree with Fredg999. --[[User:Cmloegcmluin\|Cmloegcmluin]] ([[User talk:Cmloegcmluin\|talk]]) 19:45, 26 February 2023 (UTC)