p-norms, Vector

[peter miller]

Hi,

> In mathematics, the p-norm of a vector is defined as in [1].
>
> For p = 1, we get the taxicab norm,

`array.reduce( (a,b)=>a+b )` (Although I wouldn't object to `Math.sum()`)

> for p = 2 we get the Euclidean norm,

`Math.hypot(...array)`

> and
> for the limit as p → ±∞ we get the maximum/minimum norm.

`Math.max(...array)`


> Particularly the Euclidean norm is pretty common in graphics-related  
> code.
>
> This could be implemented as an addition to`TypedArray.prototype`.
>
> A rough sketch might look like so:
>
> ```js
> TypedArray.prototype.norm = function(p) {
> 	if (Number.isNaN(p)) {
> 		return p;
> 	}
> 	const { abs, min, max, sign } = Math;
> 	if (Number.isFinite(p)) {
> 		return this.map(x => abs(x) ** p).reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0) ** (1 /  
> p);
> 	}
> 	return abs((sign(p) === 1 ? max : min)(...this));
> };
> ```
>
> Since norms are a little too specific for `Array` (as they don't  
> necessarily
> contain numerical values), it might be worth pondering about a  
> native`Vector`
> implementation.
>

Will DOMPoint solve your use cases? (Personal annoyance: you can't index  
DOMPoint numerically.)


Peter


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