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A '''metric space''' is a pair (''X'', ''d'') where ''X'' is a [[topological space]] and ''d'' is a function mapping elements in ''M'' to real numbers, such that
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A '''metric space''' is a pair (''X'', ''d'') where ''X'' is a [[topological space]] and ''d'' is a [[Metric (mathematics)|metric]].
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# ''d''(''x'', ''y'') ≥ 0     (''non-negativity'')
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# ''d''(''x'', ''y'') = 0   if and only if   ''x'' = ''y''     (''identity'')
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# ''d''(''x'', ''y'') = ''d''(''y'', ''x'')      (''symmetry'')
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# ''d''(''x'', ''z'') ≤ ''d''(''x'', ''y'') + ''d''(''y'', ''z'')     (''[[triangle inequality]]'').
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The function ''d'' generalizes the notion of length from ordinary [[Euclidean space]].
      
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[[Category: Mathematics]]
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