pseudodistance

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noun

A pseudometric having some characteristics of distance

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Meanings

nounpseudodistance (plural pseudodistances)

plural pseudodistances

  1. mathematicsA pseudometric having some characteristics of distance

    In this paper we present robust estimators of mean and covariance matrix obtained by minimizing an empirical version of a pseudodistance between the assumed model and the true model underlying the data.

    2015 October 16, “Robust Portfolio Optimization Using Pseudodistances”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From pseudo- + distance.

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“pseudodistance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodistance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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