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+% This function takes two n-dimensional vectors as input and calculates the euclidean distance
+function distance = euclidean_distance(coordinate_1,coordinate_2)
+    if length(coordinate_1) ~= length(coordinate_2)
+        disp('Dimensions of vectors do not match!')
+        distance = NaN;
+    else
+        sum = 0;
+        for i=1:1:length(coordinate_1)
+            difference = (coordinate_2(i)-coordinate_1(i))^2;
+            sum = sum + difference;
+        end
+        distance = sqrt(sum);
+    end
+end