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pseudometric

pseudometric adjective: describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero.

Adjective

pseudometric (not comparable)

  1. Describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero.

Origin of pseudometric

From pseudo- + metric.

Questions about pseudometric

What does pseudometric mean?
Pseudometric means describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero.
What part of speech is pseudometric?
Pseudometric is an adjective.

Words near pseudometric in the dictionary

  1. pseudometaphysical
  2. pseudometaphysics
  3. pseudometastatic
  4. pseudometeorite
  5. pseudometeorites
  6. pseudometric
  7. pseudometrics
  8. pseudomicellar
  9. pseudomicelle
  10. pseudomicelles
  11. pseudomicrobe

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