距きょ離り空くう間かん

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Meanings

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noun

metric space

mathematics

A mathematical term for a set equipped with a distance function (metric). Used in topology and analysis.

long-distance, spur, fetlock

離detach, separation, disjoin

空empty, sky, void

間interval, space

Compound of 距離 (kyori, 'distance') and 空間 (kūkan, 'space'). A direct translation of the English mathematical term 'metric space'.