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metric function vs mathematical function

mathematical function vs metric function

metric function and mathematical function both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
metric function Yes No No No
mathematical function Yes No No No
As nouns, mathematical function is a hypernym of metric function; that is, mathematical function is a word with a broader meaning than metric function:
  • metric function: a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
  • mathematical function: (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
Other hypernyms of metric function include function, map, mapping, single-valued function.
metric function (noun) mathematical function (noun)
a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
Difference between metric function and mathematical function

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