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Definition of Metric function
1. Noun. A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them.
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths, Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Function, Map, Mapping, Mathematical Function, Single-valued Function
Lexicographical Neighbors of Metric Function
Literary usage of Metric function
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Theory of Equations: With an Introduction to the Theory of Binary by William Snow Burnside, Arthur William Panton (1886)
"Whence . . r. is reduced to an in- tegral form. <M«r) Moreover, the numerator of
the former fraction is a sym- /(#) metric function of the roots of the ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"... metric Function.' by FH Jackson. ' Relation between Real and Complex Groups
with Respect to their Structure and Continuity,' by Dr. SE Slocum. ..."
3. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"... ____ On the coefficients product of an alternant and a metric function.
New York, Trans. Amer. Math. Soc., 5. (193-213). [2010]. Ann. 2), *. ..."
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