discrete metric

Noun

Meaning

discrete metric (plural discrete metrics)

(mathematical analysis) a metric d such that for any pair of points x and y,



d
(
x
,
y
)
=
0


{\displaystyle d(x,y)=0}

if



x
=
y


{\displaystyle x=y}

and



d
(
x
,
y
)
=
1


{\displaystyle d(x,y)=1}

if



x
≠
y


{\displaystyle x\neq y}

.

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