"distance function" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: distance functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} distance function (plural distance functions)
  1. (mathematics) a function used to calculate the distance between two points. Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematics Hypernyms: function [mathematics, sciences] Hyponyms: Minkowski distance function [mathematics, sciences] Translations (Translations): Distanzfunktion [feminine] (German), avståndsfunktion [common-gender] (Swedish), mesafe fonksiyonu (Turkish), uzaklık fonksiyonu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-distance_function-en-noun-eV918Mek Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 88 12 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 90 10
  2. (topology) a metric. Categories (topical): Topology
    Sense id: en-distance_function-en-noun-gFO8jn54 Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology

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