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metric function

DEFINITIONS OF: metric function

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n a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

Synonyms:
metric
Type of:
function, map, mapping, mathematical function, single-valued function
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
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