multidimensional scaling

initialism: MDS
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.11476
A visualization method that converts a dataset of distances between molecules in property space into coordinates in lower dimension space with emphasis on preserving the relative distances between dissimilar molecules.
Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 239. 'Glossary of terms used in computational drug design, part II (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 250 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2012-1204)