discrete metric
English
Noun
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}
.
Related terms
discrete topology
See also
trivial absolute value