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距離空間 (kyorikuukan) Japanese meaning: metric space | Kotomora

距きょ離り空くう間かん

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Meanings

1

metric space

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

ユークリッド空くう間かんは距きょ離り空くう間かんの一いち例れいである

。

Euclidean space is an example of a metric space.

Kanji

距long-distance, spur, fetlock
離detach, separation, disjoin
空empty, sky, void
間interval, space

Built from

距きょ離り+空くう間かん

Etymology

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