Computes the matrix of distances between all pairs of points in a point pattern.
# S3 method for ppp
pairdist(X, ...,
                        periodic=FALSE, method="C", squared=FALSE, metric=NULL)A square matrix whose [i,j] entry is the distance
  between the points numbered i and j.
A point pattern (object of class "ppp").
Ignored.
Logical. Specifies whether to apply a periodic edge correction.
String specifying which method of calculation to use.
    Values are "C" and "interpreted".
    Usually not specified.
Logical. If squared=TRUE, the squared distances are
    returned instead (this computation is faster).
Optional. A metric (object of class "metric")
    that will be used to define and compute the distances.
Pavel Grabarnik pavel.grabar@issp.serpukhov.su and Adrian Baddeley Adrian.Baddeley@curtin.edu.au.
This is a method for the generic function pairdist.
Given a point pattern X (an object of class "ppp"),
  this function computes the Euclidean distances between all pairs of
  points in X, and returns the matrix of distances.
Alternatively if periodic=TRUE and the window containing X is a
  rectangle, then the distances will be computed in the `periodic'
  sense (also known as `torus' distance): opposite edges of the
  rectangle are regarded as equivalent.
  This is meaningless if the window is not a rectangle.
If squared=TRUE then the squared Euclidean distances
  \(d^2\) are returned, instead of the Euclidean distances \(d\).
  The squared distances are faster to calculate, and are sufficient for
  many purposes (such as finding the nearest neighbour of a point).
The argument method is not normally used. It is
  retained only for checking the validity of the software.
  If method = "interpreted" then the distances are
  computed using interpreted R code only. If method="C"
  (the default) then C code is used. The C code is somewhat faster.
pairdist,
  pairdist.default,
  pairdist.psp,
  crossdist,
  nndist,
  Kest
   d <- pairdist(cells)
   d <- pairdist(cells, periodic=TRUE)
   d <- pairdist(cells, squared=TRUE)
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