"pseudometric" meaning in All languages combined

See pseudometric on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudometric.wav
Etymology: From pseudo- + metric. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|metric}} pseudo- + metric Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pseudometric (not comparable)
  1. (mathematics) Describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero. Wikipedia link: Pseudometric space Tags: not-comparable

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