discrete metric

noun

a metric d such that for any pair of points x and y, d(x,y)=0 if x=y and d(x,y)=1 if x ne y.

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Meanings

noundiscrete metric (plural discrete metrics)

plural discrete metrics

  1. mathematical analysisa metric d such that for any pair of points x and y, d(x,y)=0 if x=y and d(x,y)=1 if x ne y.
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