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What’s so special about Euclidean distance?

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  • Marcello D’Agostino
  • Valentino Dardanoni

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  • Marcello D’Agostino & Valentino Dardanoni, 2009. "What’s so special about Euclidean distance?," Social Choice and Welfare, Springer;The Society for Social Choice and Welfare, vol. 33(2), pages 211-233, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sochwe:v:33:y:2009:i:2:p:211-233
    DOI: 10.1007/s00355-008-0353-5
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