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Metric Function.
Metric Function - as a noun
A function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
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metricExample Sentences
"In mathematics, a metric function is a real-valued function that measures the distance between two points in a metric space."
"The metric function is symmetric, meaning that the distance between two points A and B is the same as the distance between B and A."
"The metric function satisfies the triangle inequality, which states that the distance between any two points A and C is always less than or equal to the sum of the distances between A and B and between B and C."
"In computer science, a metric function is often used to evaluate the performance of algorithms or models."
"The choice of an appropriate metric function is crucial in clustering algorithms."
