"pseudometric" meaning in English

See pseudometric in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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 Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-pseudometric-en-adj-pUsb-aIs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo- Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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