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Bhattacharyya distance (DB​(P,Q)=−lnB(P,Q))

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The Bhattacharyya distance is the negative natural logarithm of the Bhattacharyya coefficient, with −ln0=∞. It is zero for identical probability distributions and infinite for disjoint probability supports. Despite the name, it need not satisfy the triangle inequality required of a metric.

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