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# distance(to:)

Returns the distance from this value to the given value, expressed as a
stride.

```
func distance(to other: Self) -> Self.Stride
```

## Parameters

`other`

The value to calculate the distance to.

## Return Value

The distance from this value to `other`.

## Discussion

If this type’s `Stride` type conforms to `BinaryInteger`, then for two
values `x` and `y`, and a distance `n = x.distance(to: y)`,
`x.advanced(by: n) == y`. Using this method with types that have a
noninteger `Stride` may result in an approximation.

> Complexity: O(1)

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