# metric function

> mathematical function that defines a distance between elements of a set

**Wikidata**: [Q865746](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q865746)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metric_(mathematics))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/metric-function


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013