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metric function

 

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Noun metric function has 1 sense
  1. metric function, metric - a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
    --1 is a kind of function, mathematical function

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Metric Function

A metric function is a mathematical function that is used to measure the distance between two objects in a metric space.

Sample Sentences:

  • The Euclidean metric function calculates the direct distance between two points in a two-dimensional space.
  • In computer vision, the Hamming metric function is often used to measure the similarity between binary patterns.
  • The Minkowski metric function generalizes both the Euclidean and Manhattan distances.

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