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Minkowski functional

Minkowski functional noun: a function that recovers a notion of distance on a linear space.

Noun

Minkowski functional (plural Minkowski functionals)

  1. (functional analysis) A function that recovers a notion of distance on a linear space.

Forms of Minkowski functional

pluralMinkowski functionals

Origin of Minkowski functional

Named after Hermann Minkowski.

Questions about Minkowski functional

What does Minkowski functional mean?
Minkowski functional means a function that recovers a notion of distance on a linear space.
What part of speech is Minkowski functional?
Minkowski functional is a noun.
What is the plural of Minkowski functional?
The plural of Minkowski functional is Minkowski functionals.

Words near Minkowski functional in the dictionary

  1. Minkowski
  2. Minkowski diagram
  3. Minkowski diagrams
  4. Minkowski dimension
  5. Minkowski dimensions
  6. Minkowski functional
  7. Minkowski functionals
  8. Minkowski inequality
  9. Minkowski space
  10. Minkowski spaces
  11. Minkowski spacetime

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