English > metric function: 1 sense > noun 1, relationMeaning | A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them. |
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Synonym | metric |
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Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
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physics, natural philosophy | The science of matter and energy and their interactions |
Broader | function, mathematical function, single-valued function, map, mapping | (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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Spanish | métrica |
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