Fermat–Weber_problem

Fermat–Weber problem

Fermat–Weber problem

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In mathematics, statistics, and operations research, the Fermat–Weber problem is either of two closely related problems:

  • Geometric median, the problem of finding a point minimizing the sum of distances from given points
  • Weber problem, the problem of finding a point minimizing the sum of weighted distances from given (point, weight) pairs

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