ultrametric

Speech parts

1. ultrametric - Noun

2. ultrametric - Adjective

Meaning

(mathematics) Describing a metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form



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{\displaystyle d(x,z)\leq \max\{d(x,y),d(y,z)\}}

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ultrametric (plural ultrametrics)

A metric whose triangle inequality has the stronger form



d
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x
,
z
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≤
max
{
d
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x
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y
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d
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y
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z
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}


{\displaystyle d(x,z)\leq \max\{d(x,y),d(y,z)\}}

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