"pseudodistance" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudodistance.wav Forms: pseudodistances [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + distance. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|distance}} pseudo- + distance Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudodistance (plural pseudodistances)
  1. (mathematics) A pseudometric having some characteristics of distance Categories (topical): Mathematics

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