##  [Cultural Distance](/index.php/cultural-distance) 

  ##  [Cultural Distance](https://social.quantumdictionary.io/cultural-distance-0) 

  

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Definition

A relational measure of dissimilarity between two cultural groups defined by differences in norms, values, beliefs, practices, or other stable social traits; operationally represented as a distance in a multivariate trait space (for example, Euclidean or other metric distance applied to comparable cultural indicators).