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Noun: metric space  me-trik speys
  1. A set of points such that for every pair of points there is a nonnegative real number called their distance that is symmetric and satisfies the triangle inequality

Derived forms: metric spaces

Type of: mathematical space, topological space

Encyclopedia: Metric space

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