$m$ be the message to embed, and
$y=(y_1,\ldots,y_n)$ be the $n$-bits stego vector.
The usual additive embedding impact of replacing $x$ by $y$ in $X$
is given by a distortion function
$D_X(x,y)= \Sigma_{i=1}^n \rho_X(i,x,y)$, where the function $\rho_X$
expresses the cost of replacing $x_i$ by $y_i$ in $X$.
$m$ be the message to embed, and
$y=(y_1,\ldots,y_n)$ be the $n$-bits stego vector.
The usual additive embedding impact of replacing $x$ by $y$ in $X$
is given by a distortion function
$D_X(x,y)= \Sigma_{i=1}^n \rho_X(i,x,y)$, where the function $\rho_X$
expresses the cost of replacing $x_i$ by $y_i$ in $X$.