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Bhattacharyya distance

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  1. [digital image processing] A measure of the theoretical distance between two normal distributions of spectral classes, which acts as an upper limit on the probability of error in a Bayesian estimate of correct classification. Named for the Indian mathematician Anil Kumar Bhattacharyya (1915-1996).

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