metric function

/ˌmɛtrɪk ˌfʌŋ(k)ʃən/

Definitions of metric function

1. noun

   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)