metric function

mathematical function that defines a distance between elements of a set
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metric function

Summary

metric function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • metric function's subclass of is recorded as function[2].
  • metric function's subclass of is recorded as symmetric function[3].
  • metric function's part of is recorded as metric space[4].
  • metric function's Commons category is recorded as Metric geometry[5].
  • metric function's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05bj8r[6].
  • metric function's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Metric geometry[7].
  • metric function's has characteristic is recorded as symmetry[8].
  • metric function's has characteristic is recorded as subadditivity[9].
  • metric function's different from is recorded as measure[10].
  • metric function's different from is recorded as Metrika[11].
  • metric function's image of function is recorded as set of non-negative real numbers[12].
  • metric function's defining formula is recorded as d : X \times X \to [0,\infty)[13].
  • metric function's MathWorld ID is recorded as Metric[14].
  • metric function's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as metrikk_-_matematikk[15].
  • metric function's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i109347[16].
  • metric function's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].
  • metric function's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 205617318[18].
  • metric function's ProofWiki ID is recorded as Definition:Metric_Space/Distance_Function[19].
  • metric function's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 123188[20].
  • metric function's invariant under is recorded as isometry[21].
  • metric function's Metamath statement ID is recorded as df-met[22].
  • metric function's Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID is recorded as 6370[23].

Why It Matters

metric function ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (126 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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